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Audi TT Catches Fire on A8 Toward Munich, Direction Closed for 40 Minutes

Police are investigating the cause, which has not yet been determined.

Overview

  • Flames broke out Tuesday around 15:30 shortly after the Autobahnkreuz München-West on the Munich-bound A8.
  • The driver steered onto the hard shoulder, took cover behind the guardrail, alerted responders, and was assessed without injuries.
  • Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a rapid-attack hose and later foam to extinguish remaining hotspots.
  • Operations lasted roughly 40 minutes with the carriageway toward Munich fully closed during the response.
  • The Audi TT was largely destroyed by the fire, and no damage estimate has been released.