The Local Austria https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Austrian emergency services chase 7,000 chickens blocking the motorway Emergency workers in Austria were called out to remove an estimated 7,000 chickens which were blocking a busy motorway on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20170704/austrian-emergency-services-chase-thousands-of-chickens-blocking-motorway Tue, 04 Jul 2017 13:30:25 +0200 austrian-emergency-services-chase-thousands-of-chickens-blocking-motorway Huge transporter truck goes up in flames One of Upper Austria’s largest heavy transport vehicles burst into flames overnight as it travelled past Sattledt - luckily nobody was injured in the blaze. https://www.thelocal.at/20150427/huge-transporter-catches-fire-in-upper-austria Mon, 27 Apr 2015 13:27:44 +0200 huge-transporter-catches-fire-in-upper-austria Chicken trailer catches fire on motorway A trailer loaded with more than 2,000 chickens caught fire on Wednesday evening on Austria's A9 motorway in Traboch, Upper Styria. Hundreds of the birds are reported to have died. https://www.thelocal.at/20140828/chicken-trailer-blaze-causes-chaos-on-motorway Thu, 28 Aug 2014 12:29:00 +0200 chicken-trailer-blaze-causes-chaos-on-motorway