Solar, battery-equipped home destroyed by explosion in Germany

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serious explosion occurred in Schönberg, in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein on Wednesday afternoon. A residential building was badly damaged with an entire outer wall torn away.

The Schönberg volunteer fire department reported a loud bang followed by a pressure wave. Thick smoke then rose. The fire was quickly brought under control, although embers kept flaring up, according to a fire department spokesman questioned by pv magazine.

The structural stability of the building was being checked at the time of writing, yesterday, and a surrounding area had been cordoned off.

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