“It banged and the ceiling shook”
Explosion on the roof of the Coop in Schaffhausen
There was an explosion on the roof of the Herblinger Markt shopping center in Schaffhausen on Saturday followingnoon. Individual parts of the photovoltaic system flew over a hundred meters. A technical problem is to blame.
There was an explosion at the Herblinger Markt shopping center in Schaffhausen on Saturday followingnoon. As the eastern Swiss TV production company BRK-News reports, part of the photovoltaic system has exploded.
As the Schaffhausen police wrote on Sunday, the employees of the center heard a loud bang shortly following 4 p.m. The exact cause of the explosion is now being investigated. “An incorrect manipulation or an act of sabotage can definitely be ruled out.”
The explosion was probably due to a technical problem. The fire brigade of the city of Schaffhausen and the Schaffhausen police were on site.
According to eyewitnesses, a tremor was felt in the ceiling of some shops in the market. Individual parts of the photovoltaic system flew more than a hundred meters. Nobody was hurt. (dzc/zis)
