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The incident happened early Sunday afternoon at a gas station in Velden am Wörthersee. Both the driver and an employee of the gas station reacted with presence of mind.
At a gas station in the municipality of Velden am Wörthersee, there was a tricky situation on Sunday. For a previously unknown reason, the car of a 44-year-old Styrian caught fire around 1 p.m. The man reacted with presence of mind and was able to drive the vehicle away from the gas station in time.
A gas station employee was quickly on the spot with two hand-held fire extinguishers and was able to extinguish the fire before the fire brigade arrived. The extent of the damage to the car is not known.