Hof (dpa/lby) - Due to the fire in a recovery vehicle and a towed truck, the A93 was completely closed in the direction of Hof on Thursday evening. The fire broke out shortly before 5 p.m. between the Selb-Nord and Schönwald junctions, the police said. A diversion was set up at the Selb-Nord junction. Drivers need a lot of patience.

The towed truck initially caught fire for reasons unknown. The 32-year-old driver of the recovery vehicle noticed this and stopped in the area of ​​the Schönwald junction between the entrance and exit. "However, the fire already spread to the recovery vehicle," it said. The green area in the area of ​​the Schönwald exit also started to burn. Nobody got hurt. The damage caused by the fire is estimated at a quarter of a million euros.

Both lanes of traffic were initially blocked due to heavy smoke. A large contingent of emergency services, including the fire brigade, technical relief organization, highway maintenance department and rescue service, was at the scene. The south lane was reopened to traffic around 5:30 p.m.