Feuer-Crash on the B1: hero from next door saves life!

Feuer-Crash on the B1: hero from next door saves life!

Schrzmoment on the B1: After a collision, an electric vehicle got off the street after a collision, broke through a chain link fence and came to a standstill on a company premises. Suddenly the flames shot out of the vehicle! Fortunately, a 38-year-old driver and a ten-year-old and a 13-year-old boy were able to leave the burning car independently. A randomly passing firefighter, Christoph Peneder from the St. Georgen on Ybbsfelde volunteer fire brigade, immediately shot to help, since he followed the chaos from his apartment, such as noe.orf.at reported .

Christoph Peneder, who has been with the fire brigade for 16 years, reacted at lightning speed: he took a fire extinguisher out of his garage and hurried to the scene of the accident. "The situation was very dangerous," he said. When he arrived, the flames already slapped out of the dashboard, while even flaring flared up under the car. Thanks to its quick response, the situation could be quickly brought under control. Around 65 firefighters with 13 vehicles were in an impressive mobilization, and after about 30 minutes the operations management "fire from" announced.

fire risk in electric cars and their causes

But Auto fire is not an isolated case. According to the overall association of the insurance industry (GDV), there are around 40,000 fire damage annually on cars, 15,000 of which suffer a complete loss. While electric vehicles are often more prone to fire, current reports show that they are not more endangered than conventional cars with internal combustion engines. Technical defects, leaks or overheating can also be to blame, and even small accidents can have fatal consequences. The risk of branding is particularly in the event of collisions if dangerous liquids leave or the vehicle battery is damaged, such as t-online.de noted .

In the event of a fire, the inmates usually have enough time to get to safety. Experts advise you to take a fire extinguisher in the car and for careful handling, since inexperienced handling can be fatal if flames threaten to strike out when the hood is opened. Firefighters recommend using the fire extinguisher carefully to take the first attempts to extinguish the fire while the professionals are alerted. It remains a shame that there is usually only scrap after a fire, and with pure liability insurance, the vehicle owner remains on the damage.