BK fire in Germany
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BK fire in Germany
Am Flughafen: Rettungshubschrauber ausgebrannt - Stuttgarter Nachrichten online
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Stuttgart - A rescue helicopter of type BK 117 is burned out on Friday morning in a hangar at the airport of Stuttgart. It uses a 42-year-old paramedic suffered serious burn injuries. On the helicopter there was a 1 million Euro damage.
The 42-year-old led by 7.40 clock on a routine morning check of the medical equipment in the helicopter. When reviewing an oxygen bottle, there was far from unknown causes a jet of flame. Through this, the man suffered serious burn injuries. He had to be taken to a special clinic. Although the airport fire brigade was quickly on the spot and was able to erase the blaze within minutes, there was a million claims. The helicopter was destroyed by fire within a short time. The Criminal Investigation has taken over the investigation.
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