Steam locomotive caused panic in Lindau

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There is also that: in Lindau at the border with Vorarlberg, the fire brigade warned the fire brigade almost simultaneously on Saturday evening – the result was an important operation. In the end, however, it turned out: it was only the steam of a historic locomotive that had been panicked.

Around 5:30 pm several calls from concerned citizens were received by the German Fire Brigade Control Center: a black cloud of smoke spreads above the island of Lindau, so it had to burn somewhere. More than 40 emergency services of the City Fire Brigade moved immediately, they were accompanied by the emergency services and the police.

The boiler is well preheated
Once at the supposed fire location there was no trace of a burning building. Instead, the bewildered forces stood for a historic locomotive that “made steam”. It soon became clear that it was a special train that started in Nördlingen in the morning and was now prepared for the return trip. Because the first part of the route contains a slope, the boilers were already set at “full steam” at the beginning – a normal process …

Source: Krone

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