Night evacuation of the boarding school. The telephone explosion brought the services to their feet

In the dormitory of the School Complex at ul. Konopnicka in Ropczyce, on the night from Wednesday to Thursday, the battery in a mobile phone exploded. Eight teenagers aged 16-18 were taken to hospital for examination.

The explosion occurred before one o'clock. 41 residents of the dormitory left the building before the arrival of the emergency services – said the spokesman for the Podkarpackie Voivodeship Commander of the State Fire Service, Brig. Marcin Betleja.

– Fortunately, there was no fire. Firefighters checked the rooms using gas meters to exclude the presence of toxic gases, Betleja said.

The building was ventilated, and when firefighters checked the facility again and made sure there was no threat, almost all the evacuees were able to return to the dormitory.

Eight teenagers, aged 16 to 18, were taken to hospital for check-ups.

Podkarpackie Voivode Teresa Kubas-Hul told PAP that an investigation into the causes and circumstances of the incident is ongoing.

– Based on the findings, we will take action to define procedures and what should be done to prevent such cases from happening in the future – added the voivode.

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