Search for Cause of Fatal Gas Accident in Mödling

It is suspected that a defective bellows led to the gas leak, said police spokesman Stefan Loidl on Thursday in response to an APA inquiry. The public prosecutor's office in Wiener Neustadt has commissioned an expert report. The bellows has been secured.

Worker Died in Gas Accident in Mödling, Second in Critical Condition

The accident occurred shortly before 9:00 a.m. during work on a pipeline in the gas network of Wiener Netze. Upon the arrival of the emergency services, the two men were unconscious in the excavation pit. For one worker, any help came too late. A colleague was flown to a Vienna hospital in critical and life-threatening condition.

(APA/Red)

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