Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: tractor and trailer burns on country roads: 450,000 euros in damage

Pasewalk (dpa / mv) - A fire in a tractor combination on a country road near Pasewalk (Vorpommern-Greifswald district) caused damage of around 450,000 euros. No one was injured in the fire on Monday, police said. The 43-year-old driver - who had previously carried out forestry work in the forest - was reportedly able to remove himself from the vehicle in good time. According to current knowledge, the cause of the fire was a technical defect. Since fuel had leaked from the tractor, the country road was temporarily closed. 48 firefighters were deployed to fight the fire.