Vehicle fire on A1: Bus drivers delete flames themselves!

Vehicle fire on A1: Bus drivers delete flames themselves!

Thalgau, Österreich - A terrifying incident occurred on the evening of December 5th on the A1 West Autobahn near Thalgau when an bus suddenly caught fire. The 23-year-old driver, who comes from the city of Salzburg, heard a loud bang during the journey, followed by a flame from the engine compartment, as ORF Salzburg . The smoke quickly penetrated inside the vehicle, whereupon the driver brought the bus to a standstill and the fire extinguished.

The alarmed voluntary fire brigades from Thalgau and Mondsee as well as the fire truck Uttendorf immediately moved out after several road users reported the fire. At the site, the emergency services confirmed that the fire had already been deleted and examined the engine compartment with a thermal imaging camera for possibly remaining embers. During this effort, the driver was supplied by the Red Cross because he had inhaled flue gas. meinbezirk.at reported that the vehicle that was no longer driving was towed by a special company, which led to a few traffic disabilities on the motorway. The exact cause of the fire is currently unclear, but it is believed that a technical ailment triggered the fire in the engine compartment.