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After the pyrotechnic accident on New Year’s Eve in Ternitz (Neunkirchen district), a second 18-year-old died. The young man’s life has been in danger since the incident. A ball bomb detonated too soon, an 18 year old was killed immediately.
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According to police, the 18-year-old, who was in critical condition, succumbed to his injuries at the Wiener Neustadt State Hospital. The executive confirmed a report in “Today” (online edition) on Saturday at the request of the APA. Two other people suffered injuries in the incident – more on that at noe.ORF.at.
Several locals detonated ball bombs just before 12:30 am on New Year’s Eve in a field in St. Louis. Johann am Steinfelde, a cadastral municipality of Ternitz. It is likely that the dead person was in the immediate vicinity of the firework when the explosion occurred, and a colleague was seriously injured. He has now died in the hospital.
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A 17-year-old and a 19-year-old were taken to either the Wiener Neustadt State Clinic or a hospital in Graz with injuries. The public prosecutor’s office in Wiener Neustadt has launched investigations on suspicion of grossly negligent homicide and negligent bodily harm against unknown perpetrators – more on this in Bullet bombs: Investigations against unknown persons (noe.ORF.at; January 3, 2023).
Ball bombs would be category F4 fireworks, for which a pyrotechnic pass is required. It is still not known where they came from.