Thuringia: wood chips on fire – B90 closed for several hours

Gefell (dpa/th) - After a truck fire, federal highway 90 near Gefell (Saale-Orla district) was closed for several hours.

Thuringia: wood chips on fire – B90 closed for several hours

Gefell (dpa/th) - After a truck fire, federal highway 90 near Gefell (Saale-Orla district) was closed for several hours. The fire probably broke out due to a technical defect on the tractor, the police said on Thursday. The driver was able to exit the truck unharmed. However, the fire spread to the semi-trailer and the load inside. So there were a lot of wood chips on fire. The amount of damage was estimated at around 50,000 euros. The main road remained completely closed for the duration of the three-hour extinguishing work.