Cause still unclear

Curious incident: washing machine caught fire

Good luck! A household appliance was on fire in Schwechat.(Bild: FF Schwechat)

On Sunday, a washing machine caught fire in Schwechat in the district of Bruck an der Leitha (Lower Austria). 

At around 1 p.m., the Schwechat volunteer fire department was called to a small fire in the town area. A washing machine was on fire in an apartment building for as yet unexplained reasons. 

Resident intervened quickly
Fortunately, the resident was able to extinguish the flames before the firefighters arrived, preventing the fire from spreading to the apartment. "This operation shows once again how important first aid using a fire extinguisher is," writes the Schwechat fire brigade.