A blaze engulfs a truck on Highway 61, caused by an overheated trailer brakes; resulting in a single-lane closure.
Fire on A61 Motorway Towards Koblenz Contained by Truck Driver
A fire involving a truck on the A61 motorway towards Koblenz was successfully contained by the truck driver before the arrival of the emergency services, according to the Fire Department Bergheim.
The incident occurred between the Bergheim and Bergheim-South junctions at around 9:00 PM on Thursday. The truck was found approximately 500 meters past the Bergheim-South exit.
Brandamtmann Ulrich Braun led the operation, with approximately 30 personnel from the Bergheim, Glesch/Paffendorf units, and the full-time station deployed. The truck driver had already contained the fire at the rear axle of his trailer using a powder extinguisher.
Despite the initial containment, emergency services detected temperatures above 100 degrees Celsius and used a hose reel to cool the overheated brake of the truck. One of the two lanes was closed for the duration of the extinguishing operations.
The truck was escorted by the police to a parking lot at the Kerpen motorway interchange. The operation ended around 10:00 PM.
The Fire Department cannot provide information on the cause of the fire or the extent of the damage. They also emphasised that no one was injured during the incident.
For further questions, contact Sebastian Draxl at 0151 59983940 or [email protected]. The source of the information is the Fire Department Bergheim, transmitted via news aktuell.
However, there is no information in the search results indicating who caused the arson of the truck on the A61. The Fire Department urges anyone with information to come forward to help with the ongoing investigation.
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