Overview
- Police say the Aixam light quadricycle failed to start in cold weather, prompting the teenager to try a hot-air hairdryer.
- According to the preliminary account, brake cleaner was blown toward the engine intake, leading to an engine-bay fire that spread through the vehicle.
- Ehingen firefighters arrived with multiple crews and extinguished the blaze.
- The small car burned down almost completely, with only a few metal parts remaining, and the financial damage is still being assessed.
- No injuries or traffic disruptions were reported, and the vehicle type is one that 15-year-olds in Germany are permitted to drive.