German police: The cause of the explosion in the city of Halle was the ignition of deodorant sprays
German police said that the explosion that took place in public toilets in the eastern city of Halle on Tuesday evening may have been caused by the ignition of deodorant sprays.
A police spokesman said today, Wednesday: "There is a suspicion that these sprays are related to the events."
The explosion, which occurred in public toilets in a commercial and residential building in the heart of the city yesterday evening, caused serious injuries to two teenagers and a woman.
The police stated that the three injured were still in the hospital today, but denied that there was any danger to the life of any of them.
The police ruled out yesterday that what happened was a gas accident.
The police spokesman described the accident as tragic, but said that after examination it was found that the building can still be used despite the damage, adding that determining the value of the damage requires an expert assessment.
Yesterday, the police imposed a security perimeter in the area in a radius of 100 meters around the site of the accident, and residents in this area were evacuated from their homes, before the police returned and lifted the closure in a large sector of the area, and the spokesman said that the police kept the site of the damage closed. It is located directly in the area of the public toilets, and it is reported that the building is now accessible again.
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