Motorist extinguishes car fire on B78 near Bad St Leonhard
Wednesday 28th October 2026 on 06:30 in
Austria
A motorist used a fire extinguisher to contain a car fire on the B78 near Bad St Leonhard on Tuesday afternoon, ORF reported. The 71-year-old driver was uninjured.
The driver, from the Wolfsberg district, was towing a trailer towards Reichenfels when he stopped at a traffic light in a roadworks zone. He noticed smoke rising from the engine compartment.
About 22 members of the Reichenfels volunteer fire brigade carried out further extinguishing work. No one was injured.
Source
(via ORF)