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Motorhome fire at Krems campsite leaves three injured

17.07.2026 01:09 2 min 5 sources
Kronen Zeitung DEU + 4 more
Motorhome fire at Krems campsite leaves three injured
Original source: Kronen Zeitung

In Brief

On Wednesday afternoon, a motorhome caught fire at a campsite in Krems, Lower Austria. Two bystanders and an elderly woman were hospitalized. Cause: short circuit in the gas heater cable.

Motorhome fire at Krems campsite

On Wednesday, May 27, a motorhome fire broke out at the ÖAMTC campsite in Krems-Stein, Lower Austria. The fire started near the stove. According to police, the cause was a short circuit in the gas heater cable (some sources mention cable overheating).

Two campers who noticed the flames tried to extinguish them with fire extinguishers but suffered smoke inhalation. Another woman experienced circulatory collapse. All three were taken to hospital; one source reports they were discharged after examination.

Firefighters cut open the side wall, disconnected the power supply, removed the gas cylinder and used a thermal imaging camera to monitor. The exact cause is under investigation.

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Fire in motorhome leaves three injured

28.05.2026 Kronen Zeitung DEU Original source

Motorhome fire in Krems-Stein: three hospitalized

28.05.2026 noen.at DEU Original source

Motorhome fire at campsite in Krems: three injured

28.05.2026 kurier.at DEU Original source

Fire in motorhome leaves three injured

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Fire in motorhome on campsite in Krems: three injured

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