Mülheim / Duisburg. A truck caught fire in Mülheim-Styrum on Thursday. Tall plumes of smoke can be seen up to Duisburg. The A40 is currently locked.
About him A40 at Mülheim-Styrum in the Hohe Straße area it is Thursday around 1:25 pm Tanker truck on fire devices. Height black columns of smoke currently run on the Autobahn, the A40 is closed in both directions between the Kaiserberg junction and Mülheim-Dümpten. The fire department is on site with several emergency vehicles to put out the fire.
Witness: The flames reached 20, 30 meters high.
“Among the flames they reached 20 or 30 meters high,” reports an eyewitness who is at the scene in a long traffic jam and also reports a strong explosion. “The tank truck had 25,000 liters of diesel and 10,000 liters of supercharged,” reports Mülheim fire department spokesman Thorsten Drewes.
The tanker driver was able to get to safety but was injured, as was a driver who was also seriously injured and is now heading to hospital. “The extinguishing work will continue for several hours, as the bridge under which the truck was parked is also defective,” says Drewes.
Another fire in Mülheim-Saarn occupies the fire brigade
At the same time, there is also another fire in the urban area of Mülheim: a roof structure on Malmedyweg in Saarn is on fire.
The fire brigade asks residents of both areas, Styrum and Saarn, to keep doors and windows closed and to avoid being outdoors. Ventilation and air conditioning systems should also be turned off.
