Fireworks accident caused fatal explosion in Swiss car park

The explosion in an underground parking garage in Nussbaumen, northern Switzerland, on Thursday evening was caused by an accident involving fireworks, according to police findings. A 43-year-old Italian and a 24-year-old Swiss man were killed in the explosion. Check out our selection of newsletters. Subscribe here. It was probably more than normal fireworks, but not explosives in the true sense of the word, said Daniel Wächter, spokesman for the Aargau cantonal police, at a media conference in Nussbaumen on Friday afternoon. He spoke of a "potent firework". Apparently it had been handled in the underground parking garage. This had led to multiple explosions at 7pm on Thursday. The work of the fire investigators is continuing. Specialists are also examining the statics of the underground car park in the housing estate in the village centre. Measures have been taken to secure the underground garage, they said. Cars were towed away to reduce the load on the ceiling above the ...