Tuesday’s explosion in the area of the police engineering, where STV Group produces ammunition of a large caliber, cannot be taken by means of Czech Minister of Defense Jana Černochová to light weight. He hopes that it is not related to the security situation, she said during the visit to Rohde & Schwarz. According to an earlier statement of the police, the cause of the explosion was probably a technical mistake, reports TASR.
“We will only hope that this is really something that has no connection with the current security situation, and that it will be resolved soon, because STV is a fundamental supplier for our army. It is also one of the suppliers we participate in the ammunition initiative. Černochová succeeded.
Tuesday before 09:00 In the morning there was an explosion in the engineering company in the shelf. The third stage of the fire alarm was announced, all the components of the Integrated Rescue System (IZS), including 11 units of firefighters, intervened on the spot. According to the rescuers, one person was seriously injured, the others were evacuated and the production in the plant was interrupted.
Chairman of the Board of Board of STV Group David Hác on the company’s website stated that They take an extraordinary event seriously and intensively cooperate with IRS components. Immediately after the incident, he, according to his words, took the necessary security measures. “The safety of our employees and the surrounding people is crucial for us,” Hác added.
According to the police, the most likely cause of the explosion is the technical error of production technology in one of the halls. There were also explosions in the past in the past. Last time in 2017, when a series of explosions injured 19 people, including 12 employees and seven firefighters. According to the spokeswoman of the Firefighters of the Pardubice Region Vendula Horáková, the then event had a larger scope and damage.
