Extinguished by passers-by

Two vehicles suddenly on fire in Tyrol

Two dicey situations on Tyrol's roads on Saturday afternoon! On the Brenner highway, the vehicle of a Czech (45) suddenly caught fire, while in the Außerfern region, a passer-by was able to contain the flames in the car of a German (59) with snow.

The 45-year-old Czech noticed smoke developing in the engine compartment of his vehicle on the A13 near Schönberg. "An uninvolved driver stopped and was able to bring the fire under control with a fire extinguisher," said the police. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident. The vehicle sustained heavy material damage.

Attempt to extinguish the fire with snow
In Grän in the district of Reutte, a German (59) suddenly noticed smoke developing in the engine compartment of his car at around 1 p.m. on Saturday after he had parked the car in a parking lot. An uninvolved driver raised the alarm and made initial attempts to extinguish the fire with snow.

"Alerted emergency services were finally able to quickly bring the fire under control," said the officials. Nobody was injured in Außerfern either. The vehicle sustained heavy material damage. Investigations are underway to determine the cause of the fire.