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Motorhome catches fire on Pyhrn motorway: couple and dogs rescued

31.08.2026 18:32 1 min 1 source РУС
Kronen Zeitung DEU
Motorhome catches fire on Pyhrn motorway: couple and dogs rescued
Original source: Kronen Zeitung

On Saturday at around 3:30 p.m., a motorhome caught fire on the A9 between Mautern and Kammern. A 61-year-old German man and his 58-year-old wife, along with two dogs, escaped the vehicle before firefighters arrived. Traffic towards Voralpenkreuz was closed from 3:50 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Fire departments from Seiz, Mautern, and Kammern extinguished the blaze by 4:20 p.m. No injuries were reported, but the motorhome sustained significant damage.

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