Drama in Sottrum: Car goes up in flames - fire brigade in action!

Drama in Sottrum: Car goes up in flames - fire brigade in action!

On Friday afternoon, January 17, 2025, the Sottrum fire brigade was called for an alarming use at 2:08 p.m.: A car burned in Kirchstrasse, directly opposite the local police station. The operational team immediately moved out with three vehicles and 12 emergency services to combat the fire. Thanks to the rapid intervention, the fire brigade was able to quickly control the flames, but had to break up the doors of the totally damaged SUV to reach the last embers. According to fireworld.at , a total damage was caused by the vehicle, but there were no injuries. The driver was able to flee from the vehicle in good time.

But not only the fire brigade was in action. The police and the building yard of the municipality of Sottrum and a cleaning company were also on site to support the situation and to make the street secure again after the incident. These dramatic scenes were traced with tension by the eyewitnesses, which witnessed the fire brigade and combating the fire. As news.de reported on the fire brigade on the same day at 5:10 p.m. Rescue workers.