Men killed in Nussbaumen AG were handling illegal fireworks
Published: Thursday, Jun 20th 2024, 09:10
Updated At: Thursday, Jun 20th 2024, 09:30
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According to investigations, the two men killed by the explosion in Nussbaumen AG were allegedly unqualified users of home-made pyrotechnics. This involved a large quantity of fireworks illegally imported from abroad.
On the one hand, this type of pyrotechnics must be stored correctly. On the other hand, a permit and special expertise are required both for import into Switzerland and for handling, wrote the Office of the Attorney General of the Canton of Aargau in a press release on Thursday.
Due to the special situation, initial findings from the investigation by the Baden public prosecutor's office were published. These revealed that the deceased men were probably very enthusiastic about pyrotechnics and presumably even tried to make their own. This was despite the fact that they had not been trained to do so, according to the statement.
Last Thursday evening, an unintentional ignition of the substances is likely to have occurred during these attempts in a hobby room, writes the senior public prosecutor's office. This probably led to a chain reaction with the large quantity of pyrotechnics in the room.
According to the public prosecutor's office, the unplanned combustion of the large number of fireworks produced gas that could not spread any further in the enclosed space. The pressure created by the process subsequently discharged towards the walls of the room and along the large ceiling of the adjacent underground car park.
According to forensic and forensic science investigations to date, the explosion originated in a room in the underground parking garage where the two later victims, a 43-year-old Italian and a 24-year-old Swiss man, were staying at the time of the accident. Eleven people suffered injuries.
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