Dramatic incident at an alpine hut in the Carinthian district of Spittal an der Drau: An explosion occurred while checking the truck batteries for his photovoltaic system. The injured man made his own way into the valley.
The 49-year-old wanted to routinely check the acid level of two truck batteries at his alpine hut in Großkirchheim. The man used this as a storage medium for his photovoltaic system. And so he loosened the battery filler screws. Until one suddenly exploded due to the handling for an as yet unknown reason! Despite his injuries, the 49-year-old independently alerted the emergency services using his cell phone and even drove his car to meet them from the alpine hut at 1,300 meters above sea level to the valley station. Where he was given first aid by an emergency doctor who was already waiting and then flown to the hospital by a rescue helicopter.
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