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Six injured in explosion on island of Rügen

An explosion occurred in a snack bar on the island of Rügen on New Year's Eve. Six people were injured, two of them seriously, the police announced on Monday morning. A gas cylinder in Göhren had caused a flash fire, followed by an explosion. The seriously injured were taken by rescue...

A police patrol car with its blue lights switched on. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
A police patrol car with its blue lights switched on. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Emergencies - Six injured in explosion on island of Rügen

An explosion occurred in a snack bar on the island of Rügen on New Year's Eve. Six people were injured, two of them seriously, the police announced on Monday morning. A gas cylinder in Göhren had caused a flash fire, followed by an explosion. The seriously injured were taken by rescue helicopter to hospitals in Berlin and Greifswald. According to the police, there was a New Year's Eve event on the Kurplatz at the time of the explosion.

Press release

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  1. The police in Neubrandenburg issued a reprimand to a man for disrupting the New Year's Eve celebrations in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern due to his aggressive behavior.
  2. Despite the incident in Berlin, where a person was arrested for threatening to blow up a building, the celebrations on New Year's Eve continued without interruptions.
  3. The police in Greifswald are investigating an unattended bag left near the city hall on New Year's Eve, which caused mild panic among the revelers.
  4. A New Year's Eve party in Rostock was evacuated due to an emergency, as a strong smell of gas was detected, prompting the immediate response of the fire department.
  5. In addition to the explosion on Rügen, another emergency was reported in Stralsund on New Year's Eve, where a fire broke out in a hotel, causing minor injuries and forcing the evacuation of guests.

Source: www.stern.de

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