Fire alarm in Lower Austria

Scrap metal in flames: Inferno at car dealer

A total of 52 firefighters were involved in the extinguishing work.(Bild: FF Laxenburg)

A fire broke out at a raw materials dealer in the industrial center of Lower Austria South in Laxenburg (district of Mödling) late Thursday evening. Shredded material and car wrecks were in flames, the fire department reported on Friday.

The emergency services were able to successfully prevent the fire from spreading to a neighboring conveyor system. A total of 52 firefighters from two different fire departments were involved in the extinguishing work.

The fire was extinguished after around two hours.(Bild: FF Laxenburg)

Operation lasted two hours
After around two hours of intensive firefighting, the firefighters managed to bring the situation under control. The fire was finally reported as "out".