Car on fire

Brave neighbors save home from the flames

The flames were several meters high when the firefighters arrived.

(Bild: Pressestelle BFKDO BADEN / Hannes Matzenauer Privat zVG)

Dramatic moments in a housing estate in Blumau-Meurißhof, district of Baden: A car parked in front of a house had caught fire and the flames threatened to spread to the house. Neighbors managed to keep the fire under control until the firefighters arrived.

It is still unclear why the car parked in front of the garage suddenly burst into flames. Fortunately, neighbors noticed the fire in time, alerted the fire department and tried to contain the flames using hand-held fire extinguishers. 

Gusts of wind make extinguishing work difficult
Stormy winds further fanned the fire. Within a short time, the car was fully engulfed in flames. "When we arrived, the flames were already several meters high," said one firefighter. The fire had already spread to a garbage bin and the garage door and was threatening to engulf the front of the house.

All that remained of the car was a charred wreck, the house was saved from the flames.

(Bild: Stefan Schneider BFKDO BADEN www.bfkdo-baden.com [e-mail])

Neighbors are heroes of the day
Although the fierce gusts of wind made the extinguishing work more difficult, the local firefighters, who were supported by comrades from Teesdorf, quickly got the fire under control.

Although the parked car burned out completely, the buildings suffered significantly less damage. "One thing is certain, however: it was only thanks to the courageous actions of the neighbors and the rapid fire department intervention that we were able to prevent anything worse from happening," emphasized a spokesperson for the emergency services.