Overview
- The fire broke out around 9:30 p.m. Thursday just before the Hoym junction in the direction of Bernburg.
- The 61-year-old Czech driver stopped on the hard shoulder and escaped unharmed.
- Firefighters extinguished the burning vehicle after the driver got clear.
- Police report high five-figure damage to the trailer and its load of metal plates for auto production.
- Heat from the blaze damaged the road surface, and the affected section remains shut for recovery and cleaning.