Tractor goes up in flames: Farmer can prevent worse

Created: 08/21/2022, 17:57

By: Sabine Schorner

A tractor burned in Dietramszell: three fire brigades responded.

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A tractor caught fire in Dietramszell.

The 70-year-old farmer did exactly the right thing - and prevented a building fire.

Dietramszell – A tractor fire on a farm in the hamlet of Hölching called the Dietramszell, Linden and Föggenbeuern volunteer fire departments on Saturday evening around 7.30 p.m.

A tractor that had previously been used for mowing work caught fire in the area of ​​​​the engine, the police report.

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Dietramszell: Tractor goes up in flames: Farmer can prevent worse

The 70-year-old farmer reacted with quick-wittedness and drove the burning and smoking tractor from the farmyard to a meadow to prevent the flames from spreading to a building.

Fortunately, the man was not injured, police said.

Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire.

The cause was probably a technical defect in the area of ​​the tractor's fuses.

In addition to the police and fire brigades, the rescue service was also on site.

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