Wächtersbach (Hessen): shredded gas bottle triggers big fire

The gas bottle was in the garbage that was shredded – explosion, big fire!

Extinguishing measures are ongoing......

An accident on the site of a disposal plant in Wächtersbach caused a major fire. Two employees were slightly injured. A widely visible smoke column rose - residents were asked to keep windows and doors closed.

Two employees were slightly injured in a fire on the site of a disposal plant on the industrial road in Wächtersbach (Main-Kinzig-Kreis) on Thursday afternoon.The two men, according to the first findings, were working in the outdoor area near a shredder at around 14.55 o'clock, when probably a gas bottle, which was in the garbage to be shredded, was implemented in the machine.The buffing led to the injuries and obviously also to the ignition of …

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