Burning Skidoo Caused Fire Brigade Deployment in Styrian Ski Resort

Employees of the slope service fought the flames and used a snow groomer to bring firefighters to the scene. After nearly two hours, the fire was extinguished. According to the State Police Directorate of Styria, no one was injured.

Skidoo caught fire and set trees ablaze

Two employees of a lift company drove a skidoo to the snowmaking facility Schneelochlift in the Weinebene ski area around 2:45 AM to activate it. They parked the vehicle. Presumably due to a technical defect, the snowmobile caught fire. The employees attempted to extinguish the fire with water hoses from the snowmaking facility, but in vain. Subsequently, the brake of the snowmobile released, and it slid about 800 meters downhill, coming to a stop at the edge of a wooded area. There, the flames spread to some trees.

Firefighters brought to the scene with snow groomers

The employees immediately fetched a snow groomer and began again to extinguish the fire. Firefighters from three brigades, who had been notified in the meantime, were brought to the difficult-to-access fire site with a snow groomer. By 4:30 AM, the fire was declared out. The snowmobile was completely burned, and ten trees were also destroyed.

(APA/Red)

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