Wolfenbüttel (Lower Saxony) – Twelve days after the devastating house explosion, emergency services discovered a body under the rubble on Wednesday. It is still unclear whether these are the missing residents (83). Identification is still pending, a police spokesman said.
Police are using sniffer dogs to search for missing people in the rubble of the explosion at Schöppenstedter Stieg. They found the location in the rubble where the body was found, he said POLICE.
The technical assistance organization had previously completed security measures at neighboring homes. Only then can the search for missing persons continue. Previously there was an acute danger to life when entering a crime scene.
The multi-storey house at Schöppenstedter Stieg in Wolfenbüttel was completely destroyed by a huge explosion
The explosion investigation continues
After the bodies were found, experts and experts will now start investigating the cause of the explosion and fire.
Neighboring houses were also badly damaged
The danger of collapse makes rescue efforts more difficult
Residents in Schöppenstedter Stieg heard a loud explosion on the afternoon of 7 November. They then saw smoke and flames coming from the house and called 911. The powerful explosion destroyed one of the multi-storey houses and a huge gap is created.
More than 140 emergency services from firefighter and THW searched for hours with sniffer dogs, roving cameras and heavy equipment Missing person. Three people were injured in the blast. According to police reports, 24 people from neighboring buildings had to be treated.
Pensioners are still missing after the explosion: The first flight passed over the ruins of houses
