Exhaust heat ignites hay, prompting fire brigade response in Buch
Friday 4th September 2026 on 15:15 in
Austria
Exhaust heat ignited dry grass while a farmer was bringing in hay in Buch on Thursday evening, ORF reported. The fire spread across about 30 square metres.
The farmer managed to contain the blaze before firefighters extinguished the remaining embers.
Fire brigades from Buch, Wolfurt and Lauterach attended with 80 personnel, alongside two first responders and two police officers. Several brigades were called because the initial report indicated a developing forest fire.
The Buch fire brigade told ORF Vorarlberg that the fire was brought under control quickly. However, a gust of wind could have spread the embers and rapidly turned the incident into a larger operation.