Overview

• All three occupants escaped unharmed before the Sprinter was fully consumed by fire.
• Flames extended from the vehicle to vegetation along the highway embankment.
• Thirty firefighters from the Altstadt, Kaitz and Lockwitz stations deployed water and foam to contain the blaze.
• Authorities closed the Dresden-Gorbitz on- and off-ramps on the A17 during firefighting operations.
• Fire crews declared the fire out by 6:15 a.m. and police have since opened an investigation into its origin.