Two cars caught fire in the same night – both were a total loss

Two cars caught fire in the town of Zug on Monday night. Investigations into the causes of the fires are ongoing.

An emergency call  reached the Zug Police Control Centre shortly before midnight om Monday: a parked car was on fire on the Bundesplatz in the city of Zug. The Volunteer Fire Brigade of the City of Zug (FFZ - Freiwillige Feuerwehr Zug) was called out immediately.

Although they arrived on the scene quickly and immediately fought the fire, the vehicle was completely burnt out, as the Zug police reported in a statement. The flames also damaged another car, a tree and a power cable at a construction site. No persons were injured during the incident.

The burning car on the Bundesplatz
The fire brigade quickly arrived at the Bundesplatz. Nevertheless, the vehicle burned out completely
Also a total loss: the car on the Gotthardstrasse after the fire had been extinguished        Photos: Zug police
The car park on the Bundesplatz was still cordoned off on Tuesday morning
The plastic of the rubbish container has melted.
A soot stain can be seen on the car park on Gotthardstrasse          Photos: Kristina Gysi

Two and a half hours later: the Police Control Centre received another report of a car on fire, this time on the Gotthardstrasse.

The fire was quickly extinguished by a police patrol that was in the immediate vicinity, and finally by the Volunteer Fire Brigade of the City of Zug. The car was a total loss, however, but and no-one was injured.

It is not yet known why the two parked cars caught fire on early Tuesday morning. The cause of the fire is now being investigated by the forensic service of the Zug police.

The Zug Police had set up an  exclusion zone the next morning.

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