A delicate operation for the fire brigade took place in the old center of Rust (Burgenland) on Tuesday afternoon. Adjacent buildings had to be evacuated because of a possible gas explosion.
On Tuesday afternoon, wailing sirens sounded through the otherwise quiet old center of Rust. There was a gas leak in the center of the tourist resort. During construction work in the former building of Bank Burgenland, a worker in the basement is said to have grabbed a gas pipe. According to the fire service, it has been completely cut through. Gas escaped in large quantities, there was an acute danger of explosion. “If an air-gas mixture is created in the right proportion, a small spark is enough,” explains Christoph Freiler, commander of the city fire brigade. The worker was able to escape.
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Together with employees of Burgenland Energie and the comrades from Oggau and Eisenstadt, the city fire brigade repaired the defect, the power distributor also had to be switched off. In addition, the adjacent homes were evacuated due to the risk of explosion. 35 Florianis were in action for two hours before everything could finally be safely given. “All of Rust reeked of gas,” said a woman from Rust.
Source: Krone
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