The Marktheidenfeld fire brigade was alerted to a fire in an underground car park of an apartment building.Due to the heavy smoke development, the residential building had to be evacuated and people with walking disabilities were also brought to safety.
According to initial reports, the fire started in a parked vehicle in the underground car park and spread to other vehicles, including a motorbike.
Two cars burned out completely and other vehicles were damaged by the enormous heat and soot. A gas pipe running directly above the burning vehicles posed an additional hazard.