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Truck fire on the A3: Huge traffic jam after tire burst in Bad Camberg!
On July 12, 2025, there was a truck fire on the A3 towards Cologne caused by a tire burst, which led to long traffic jams.
Truck fire on the A3: Huge traffic jam after tire burst in Bad Camberg!
On July 12, 2025, there was a dramatic truck fire on the A3 motorway in the direction of Cologne, which caused a long traffic jam. The incident occurred around 10:35 a.m. near the Bad Camberg – Ost gas station and rest area. The cause was a tire burst on the right side of the trailer of a Polish tractor-trailer, which quickly led to a fire in the axle area. The flames spread quickly, but were prevented from spreading to the tractor by the careful driver, as fireworld.at reports.
The first attempts to extinguish the fire were made by a radio patrol from the Wiesbaden motorway police, who arrived at the scene a short time later, but without success. Soon afterwards, the fire brigades from Bad Camberg and Erbach intervened in the extinguishing work and were quickly able to bring the fire under control. The material damage to the semi-trailer is estimated at around 50,000 euros. The load, which included several crates of beer, caused additional damage of around 3,000 to 5,000 euros, which is now being checked by an accident inspector fnp.de.
Traffic disruptions and impacts
Due to the fire, the Cologne direction was completely closed for an hour. Even after the fire was extinguished, parts of the road remained closed for clean-up work until around 3 p.m. This necessary closure led to significant traffic disruptions, as the motorway is an important transport route in the region.
This incident draws parallels to other truck fires that have caused similar situations in the past. For example, there was a large fire on Autobahn 24 when up to three trucks were involved in an accident. Extensive extinguishing measures and closures were also necessary there to bring the situation under control, as feuerwehrmagazin.de describes.
In summary, this incident shows how dangerous and quickly a critical situation can develop on the roads and calls for caution when driving, especially with regard to the maintenance of commercial vehicles.