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At 5:19 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, Agder police reported an accident with explosions in an industrial area of Mandal.
– It was a planned explosion that took place and, in connection with the explosion, some rock massifs came out of the area and hit a commercial building, says operations manager Tom Einar Gausdal to TV 2.
The operations manager estimates that the stones flew a few hundred meters through the air. The Mandal Bil car dealership is located in the commercial building that was affected.
– I sat in the office and worked with the car sales. We had been warned that they were going to explode, and then it crashed properly. Then a stone came into the office where he was sitting, General Manager Espen Regevik at Mandal Bil tells TV 2.
Damage to 20 cars
Regevik fell to the ground when it crashed.
– I don’t know exactly why, but it was on reflex. It was a shocking experience, Regevik says.
Several cars have received dents and scratches. Photo: Mandal Bil
Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident. But several cars were damaged when the stone about 10 centimeters in diameter flew into the room.
– We have damage to 20 cars, says Regevik.
– What kind of cars have broken down?
– It’s Volvo, Skoda, Nissan, Audi, Porsche … We sell cars in all price ranges, and many have been injured, says Regevik.
This stone flew into the office of CEO Espen Regevik. Photo: Mandal Bil
Investigating the explosion accident
The general manager is very happy that no one was hurt.
– These are accidents that can happen when you are doing explosions. It is a very serious company that does this, so it was an accident that can happen one in a thousand times, says Regevik.
Police have been on the scene and are opening a case after the incident.
– We will investigate what was the cause of the explosion accident and if anything has been done that is not in accordance with the regulations, says operations director Gausdal.
Small pieces are scattered around the room. Photo: Mandal Bil
