Overview
- The motorhome's engine caught fire while it was being driven in the Erling district and the smoking vehicle came to a stop on Andechser Straße.
- Volunteer firefighters from Freiwillige Feuerwehr Andechs closed the road quickly and extinguished the early-stage blaze before it spread to surrounding areas.
- Police investigators say a technical defect in the vehicle's cooling system is the probable origin of the fire and their probe into the exact cause is ongoing.
- The bespoke, nearly bus-sized Volkner motorhome suffered severe smoke, soot and fire damage that left the vehicle and its interior contents unusable and prompted a seven-figure damage estimate.
- The 70-year-old driver was uninjured and rescued his dog from the vehicle, and authorities plan a formal technical inspection and damage assessment that could prompt safety checks for similar large custom RVs.