Cobra prevents detonation with blows

Several small explosions made the residents of the Wiener Neustädter Gymelsdorfer Vorstadt wince on Monday, July 30th. The press team of the fire department of Wiener Neustadt wrote on its home page shots controlled by COBRA officials on a cylinder of acetylene gas burning in a production hall located in the middle of the inhabited zone

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The workers of a metallurgy company in Gymelsdorfer Gbade reacted immediately exemplary when the first flames hit the gas bottle. The workers were able to quickly extinguish the flames using portable fire extinguishers. However, as the bottle was leaking and so there was an acute risk of explosion, the workers evacuated the company and contacted the fire department.

Firefighters relocated

Shortly after the announcement, Wiener Neustadt firefighters moved to the site with several vehicles. As one of the first on the ground, BR operations chief Josef Bugnar urged the alert level to reach the highest B4 category, making the sirens scream. "As the production hall was located in a built-up area and there were still other potentially explosive objects in the danger zone, siren alarms were needed to have sufficient strengths in case of an accident.

Especially in the initial phase when there was a high risk of explosion, the firefighters also cleaned up an opposing multi-party house, "said Fire Chief Bugnar on the site. leaking gas cylinder has been continuously cooled by means of a water cannon to reduce the danger of explosion.For this purpose, a special launcher has been installed, which operates independently without human intervention, in order to protect the emergency services

Cobra Commando fired on a gas cylinder

As usual in such situations, Cobra was summoned to fire remotely on the leaking bottle at a distance without putting in danger the staff of Les The special ammunition used here causes controlled combustion of the gas that escapes. However, he came up with several small explosions, which came from both the shots as well as the gas that suddenly ignites.

The bottle was then inspected with thermal imaging cameras. After the danger has been averted, all forces may return. The Wiener Neustadt fire department was in action with seven vehicles and 36 men. In addition, the Red Cross, the police and the COBRA working group were in action. The Wiener Neustädter Magistratsdirektor Mag Markus Biffl was also there to get an idea of ​​what was going on.