Train fire on the Pyhrnbahn: Five fire brigades in action!

Train fire on the Pyhrnbahn: Five fire brigades in action!

In the night of Saturday, May 31, 2025, there was a fire on a construction train on the Pyhrnbahn line between Kremsmünster and Wartberg on the Krems. The fire brigade was alerted at around 01:35 after the train driver of the train set was aware of the fire and immediately informed ÖBB's emergency coordination. The train, which was traveling from Linz towards Selzthal, was brought to a stop in the municipal area of ​​Wartberg. On site, strong smoke development in the area of ​​the locomotive was the greatest challenge.

To successfully combat the fire, five fire departments quickly arrived at the scene, including the forces from Wartberg, Wels, Krühub, Kremsmünster and Irndorf. However, the fire fighting could only begin when ÖBB made the overhead line to be grounded to ensure the safety of the emergency services. In addition, a heat idea of ​​the Wels fire brigade was used to identify embers at an early stage and prevent fire spread.

operational measures and closures

The fire brigade worked under heavy breathing protection to extinguish the fire, especially in the upper areas of the locomotive. The fire was finally completely deleted around 3:20 a.m. The Pyhrnbahn route in the affected section was completely closed during the entire operation, and the state road L554 also had to be temporarily closed before it was only passable afterwards. The amount of damage is currently still unclear; However, the police assume a technical ailment as a cause of the fire and has already consulted a fire expert to clarify.

Such an event raises important questions when you consider that there have been firing and accidents on rail routes over the past few years. As in the case of the Ottobrunn fire brigade, which is prepared for rail accidents and regularly conducts training, fast reactions and effective equipment are crucial in order to be able to help quickly in emergency situations. The emergency services are also optimally equipped there with a special set of rail accidents that is used in the Munich district of Munich.

It is no different in Austria. The fire brigade has proven through modern equipment and trained emergency services that it is willing to act quickly even in dangerous situations and to minimize the outbreak of damage. The incident on the Pyhrnbahn line once again shows the importance of the cooperation of all rescue workers involved and the modern technology in fire fighting.

The exact circumstances that led to this emergency situation are now being examined, while the local firefighters and the rail operators do everything possible to prevent future incidents. Because security on the rails has top priority.

Nachrichten reports , Ottobrunn reports .