Mercedes Vito in flames: First aiders save drivers at the last second!

Mercedes Vito in flames: First aiders save drivers at the last second!

On Monday afternoon there was a fire in a Mercedes Vito on a rest area on the B199 at Handewitt. The driver had interrupted his journey around 2 p.m. to use a toilet when suddenly smoke and flames rose from his vehicle. Shocked road users who were on the rest area quickly intervened, called the emergency call and tried to extinguish the fire with a powder extinguisher.

The rescue control center North immediately alerted the fire brigades from Schafflund, Meyn and Wallsbüll. When the emergency services arrived, the fire was already deleted, thanks to the quick reaction of the first aiders. Nobody was injured, but the Mercedes suffered serious damage to the driver's seat and steering wheel, which indicates a possible defect in the battery precision or the fuse box. The police excluded a third party. The car had to be recovered by a towing company, www.shz.de .