Tractor fire in noble scrap: Technical defect ensures great damage!

Tractor fire in noble scrap: Technical defect ensures great damage!

Edelschrott, Österreich - On Thursday afternoon of June 12, 2025, District Voitsberg, district, occurred in a spectacular fire of a tractor. As the Krone reports, the fire broke out in a gravel field around 4 p.m., the owner, a 53-year-old farmer, suspects a technical defect as a trigger. The tractor, which was already completely on fire, could no longer be saved. The volunteer fire brigade Edelschrott, with six forces and two vehicles on site, immediately took over the extinguishing measures, but the property damage is estimated on a five -digit amount.

The fire could have been heated up by the high temperatures and dry hay dust. The farmer reported that the flames suddenly broke out in the driver's cab, which made the situation particularly dramatic. Such incidents are not uncommon, such as Schadenprisma . The high workload and the prevailing dry conditions during the harvest time often lead to overheating and technical defects that promote the fires on agricultural machines.

A similar incident occurred on January 15, 2025 in the municipality of Ferndorf. There, a 32-year-old driver noticed smoke and smell from the engine compartment of his tractor and quickly steered the vehicle into the yard. Despite immediate action and the use of a bucket of water, the flames could not be completely deleted, so that the local fire brigade had to move up. The cause was a torn exhaust hose that inflamed the plastic cover of the heating fan. Fortunately, all people remained unharmed in this incident, which is always important in the event of fires of this.

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The challenges that the volunteer fire departments are facing in rural areas are enormous. Fires of agricultural vehicles are common and often require the use of several local fire brigades, especially when the flames spread. The Schadenprisma missions in which the fire fighting is made more difficult by factors such as a lack of visibility of smoke or the close forest. In operations, not only special fire trucks are not only necessary, but also massive water reserves are mobilized to tame the flames.

farmers and fire brigade are required in this context to act preventively. Tipper recommends to have regularly cool down vehicles parked outdoors and keep extinguishing agents ready. Maintenance and maintenance of the machines are also essential to avoid technical defects that can lead to fires.

The incidents in Edelschrott and Ferndorf illustrate the risks of dealing with agricultural machines and the central role of the fire brigade in our community. The fires remain a serious problem that both farmers and the fire brigade always poses new challenges.