Car catches fire while driving on the LZ-2 near Mácher

Firefighters extinguished the fire by cooling the engine and disconnecting the battery; there were no injuries

January 9 2026 (21:38 WET)
Updated in January 10 2026 (08:09 WET)
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Members of the Lanzarote Security and Emergency Consortium intervened this Friday, January 9, in a fire that broke out in a vehicle traveling on the LZ-2 road, near the Mácher roundabout.

The alert was received through the Emergency and Security Coordination Center (CECOES), which reported a car emitting a significant amount of smoke. Firefighters quickly responded to the scene and, upon arrival, proceeded to cool the engine with water and disconnect the vehicle's battery as a safety measure.

Once the situation was under control and it was confirmed that the car posed no risk, it was allowed to be towed away by a crane. The incident concluded without injuries

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