Garbage truck fire on A8 autobahn causes traffic jams near Stuttgart, Digi Mart USA News (Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany): Shortly after 3:50 p.m. on Tuesday, a garbage truck caught fire on the A8 heading toward Munich, between the Flughafen/Messe and Plieningen exits, according to a spokesman for the Ludwigsburg police headquarters, André Kielneker, who provided the information on Wednesday morning.
The vehicle caught fire for an unknown reason. Kielneker said a technical defect is suspected, though it is also possible that garbage had been smoldering.
After the driver noticed the fire, he parked the vehicle on the right shoulder of the road, and the two right lanes were closed.
According to Kielneker, firefighters from Stuttgart extinguished the blaze, which required opening the roof of the vehicle. The truck was then escorted to a disposal site in Esslingen.
The fire caused traffic jams during the evening rush hour. The lanes were gradually reopened, and “shortly before 6 p.m.
the last lane was clear.”
The police spokesman estimated the damage at 10,000 to 15,000 euros. No damage was caused to the roadway.
