Gas alarm in Bavarian Norma: branch manager reacts immediately and correctly
Created: 05/12/2022 10:59 am
By: Katarina Amtmann
Gas leaked in a Norma branch in Pfaffenhofen.
The branch manager reacted immediately (symbol image).
© IMAGO / Sven Simon
Gas leaked in a Norma in Pfaffenhofen, Bavaria, on Wednesday.
The branch manager and an employee reacted immediately, according to the police.
Pfaffenhofen - "Gas alarm in the Norma supermarket".
That's what the Pfaffenhofen police called their latest press release.
The fire brigade therefore went on a large-scale operation on Wednesday (May 11).
Norma supermarket in Pfaffenhofen: Gas leaks - branch manager reacts immediately
According to the police report, the branch manager (27) and an employee (38) reacted “very quickly and carefully”.
They therefore opened the roller door for cooling so that the gas could escape and immediately evacuated the supermarket.
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The fire brigade arrived quickly, and several respiratory protection teams were on site.
The emergency services finally "switched off the cooling units via the emergency switch and checked the composition of the escaping gas.
It became clear how important the quick measures taken by the branch manager were, since the escaping gas contained a large proportion of carbon monoxide, which would have displaced the breathing air in a corresponding quantity and thus in unventilated rooms with a high proportion in the ambient air would have posed a risk of suffocation can lead,” the police said.
The composition of the air was constantly monitored by the fire brigade.
Due to the relatively small amount of carbon monoxide still present, it was allowed to escape under constant surveillance so that any potential danger could be ruled out.
There were no injuries.
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