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There’s just a pile of rubble where three elementary school classes were supposed to be held today. Because an explosion on Sunday night completely destroyed the alternative school in Dornbirn in Vorarlberg. The detonation could be heard and felt from afar, broken glass and pieces of metal flew more than 100 meters.
“I was working on the computer. Suddenly there was a loud bang. My curtains were thrown through a slanted window, even though I live 800 meters away. That must have been a real explosion,” said Christian Neunteufel of Dornbirn in an interview. . vol.at.
“It’s bad, but fortunately the explosion happened overnight,” Dornbirn Mayor Andrea Kaufmann said immediately after the detonation. The investigation, which began immediately, revealed yesterday that during construction work on Saturday, gas pipes for the alternative school were apparently drilled, which were located just under a meter below the ground floor of the school. Yesterday it was unknown what caused the gas explosion.
Alarmed firefighters saw the large blaze caused by the explosion as they approached. “Access roads within a 100-meter radius were littered with debris,” said fire brigade commander Gerold Hämmerle. Two bystanders were hit and injured by this debris. After initial treatment, he was admitted to Dornbirn Hospital. During the extinguishing work, a member of the fire brigade was also slightly injured and was treated on an outpatient basis.
Damaged houses and cars
To be safe, all the surrounding buildings have also been evacuated. Firefighters were no longer able to save the wooden structure. Some of the neighboring houses and parked cars have also been seriously damaged. The alternative school was built about ten years ago and has since served as alternative accommodation for schools that are recently being renovated or built.
