The fire started shortly following 2:30 p.m. on Saturday: a baler caught fire in the field. “The driver acted quickly and immediately uncoupled the baler – so at least the tractor was not damaged,” said operations manager Josef Reinthaler in an interview with .
But the fire spread to the dry stubble in the field and spread extremely quickly – fanned by the wind towards the adjacent forest. “We got there quickly,” says the head of operations. “But what was really great was that the neighboring farmers came straight away with slurry tanks and water. They saw the fire from a distance. And one of them is a firefighter himself, so they were well informed.”
Photo gallery: Field fire in Niederwaldkirchen threatened to spread to forest
Field fire in Niederwaldkirchen: Fire brigade prevents worse (Photo: TEAM FOTOKERSCHI / MARTIN SCHARINGER (TEAM FOTOKERSCHI / MARTIN SCHARINGER)) Bild 1/9
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With combined forces – 35 members of the Niederwaldkirchen volunteer fire department arrived – the fire was brought under control and finally extinguished. However, the baler burned out completely.
