Mähtrac-F Fire in Irschen: Fire brigade prevents forest fire!

Mähtrac-F Fire in Irschen: Fire brigade prevents forest fire!

On November 30, 2024, a dramatic incident occurred in the municipality of Irschen when a 73-year-old retirementist from the Spittal/Drau district wanted to go to his forest parcel with his mowing trac. As he tried to park the tractor, the vehicle refused to serve and sparked a short time later in the area of ​​the bonnet, presumably due to a technical defect. The mowing trac was in full fire within minutes, which transformed the situation into an emergency.

The fire brigade was quickly alerted, and with an impressive troop thickness of 70 emergency services from Oberdrauburg, Irschen, Rittersdorf, Simmerlach and Dellach/Drau, the danger was quickly banned. Thanks to its quick action, the fire spread to the surrounding forest area, which prevented a large -scale fire. Fortunately, no people were injured, but the damage to the Mähtrac and the surrounding area amounted to several thousand euros, such as fireworld.at reported.

intensive extinguishing work

The intensive fire fighting took some time, but the emergency services remained focused during the entire campaign. The fire brigade was able to prevent the fire from attacking the adjacent forest with targeted measures, which could have had catastrophic consequences in such a situation. As 5min.at , the incident put the emergency services on the rehearsal and demonstrated again the importance of a fast reaction in an emergency. While the investigation into the exact cause of the fire continues, the risk of vehicle fire was impressively brought into focus on this day.