Pizza alarm in Kaiserslautern: delivery truck bursts into flames!

Pizza alarm in Kaiserslautern: delivery truck bursts into flames!

On Friday evening, June 20, 2025, an incident occurred in Kaiserslautern that not only kept the pizza business but also the emergency services on their toes. The driver of a pizza delivery service noticed light smoke when he parked his car. Despite these obvious warning signs, he decided to deliver the pizzas he ordered. However, when he returned, the vehicle was already in flames. The fire department was alerted immediately, but the pizza delivery truck was completely burned out. The highlight of the situation: There were no injuries, only two parked cars suffered minor damage from the flames.

The car in question had only been put into operation two days earlier. A technical defect is suspected to be the most likely cause of the fire. According to SWR, the driver courageously continued the delivery despite the smoke, which speaks for both his tenacity and the urgency of the food deliveries. This incident is not an isolated case in the region, considering that in Germany in 2023 a total of 14,200 comprehensively insured cars came into focus due to fire incidents, as GDV reports.

Special challenges in vehicle fires

Vehicle fires, especially in electric vehicles, present the fire department with particular challenges. These fires can be difficult to put out, especially when it comes to overheating batteries. In some cases, such as a fire attack due to thermal runaway, chain reactions can occur that create particularly delicate situations. It is important that emergency services use environmentally friendly firefighting methods and are appropriately trained to efficiently contain fires caused by battery-operated vehicles.

Statistically speaking, electric cars do not burn more often than conventional combustion engines, but the fire brigade and rescue workers must always be well prepared. In certain cases, special extinguishing containers are used to keep the batteries cool. It is clear that the technology and experience of the emergency services are required here in order to develop effective strategies for these special challenges, report experts from Ludwigshafen24.

Overall, there are numerous aspects to consider in German road traffic that also affect insurance. Vehicle fires are usually covered by partially comprehensive insurance, although fully comprehensive insurance can also cover damage, but has an impact on the no-claims bonus in the event of damage. Interestingly, motor vehicle liability insurance does not provide compensation for fires, which is often criticized in the industry as inadequate.

The events in Kaiserslautern are an impressive example of how important it is to take technical defects seriously and, when in doubt, to rely on the experience of experts. It remains to be hoped that the affected vehicle owners do not lose their trust in the technology and continue to act with good judgment when purchasing their vehicle.