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Bergen op Zoom
Grote Markt
transformer
explosion
short circuit
fire department
seriously injured
Tuesday, 13 November 2018 - 07:22
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Explosion in Bergen op Zoom transformer house, four hurt

An explosion in a transformer house on Grote Markt in the center of Bergen op Zoom left four people hurt on Monday. Around 130 shops and houses were also without electricity for hours, RTL Nieuws reports.

The explosion was the result of a short circuit, according to the broadcaster. It caused a fire in a restaurant located next to the transformer house. Firefighters quickly got the fire under control.

Employees of Enexis were working in the transformer house at the time of the explosion. Two of them sustained serious injuries. All wounded were taken to a hospital in Rotterdam.

Hulpverlening: GRIP 1 Middelbrand (gewonden bij explosie transformatorhuis) Grote Markt - Bergen op Zoom 12-11- https://t.co/bDREvjAMlr pic.twitter.com/s52sZfF2Hp

— Hulpverlening (@HulpverleningNL) November 12, 2018

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