Major operation in Köflach
Five injured after explosion in glass factory
Fire in the Köflach glass factory! That was the message for eight fire departments from the Voitsberg district on Monday. Five people were injured and millions of euros worth of damage was caused.
The column of smoke was already visible from afar for the dozens of firefighters when the siren went off. They quickly made their way to the glass factory. The shift supervisor wanted to solve a problem with a glass production machine. But suddenly something exploded and the machine was on fire!
As the fire spread quickly, more fire departments had to be called in. In the end, eight were deployed. And it was more than demanding due to the huge amount of smoke and heat!
According to the police, five people suffered mild smoke inhalation. A total of eight fire brigades and 80 firefighters were deployed. The amount of damage is enormous and runs into millions. During the investigation into the cause of the fire, it was determined that the fire was caused by a technical defect in the glass production machine.
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