Agency Report –
Hanover – One person was slightly injured when a boiler exploded on the premises of automotive supplier Continental in the central German city of Hanover, a spokesman for Continental subsidiary ContiTech said on Thursday.
Another six people were examined by the company’s in-house medical service, he said.
The cause of the explosion was initially unclear.
The incident occurred shortly after 10 am (0900 GMT), with residents reporting hearing a loud bang.
A fire that broke out on the top floor of the affected building has since been extinguished according to the spokesman.
The building, which is several dozen metres long, was initially not evacuated beyond the affected area, with a structural engineer checking it for stability.
Images of the scene showed shattered windows on the sixth floor of the building.
Parts of the facade had also come off, according to a dpa reporter at the scene.
The adjacent street was covered in glass fragments and closed off.
Emergency services had initially prepared for a mass casualty event.
