"One firefighter died; seven from the rescue team as well as 17 locals were injured. In addition 34 rescuers, 8 police officers and 27 from the Danish Emergency Management Agency were treated for smoke inhalation. The evacuation of 2,000 people from the immediate surrounding area saved many lives. Eight fire and rescue vehicles were also destroyed.
The surrounding area was badly hit by the explosion with 355 houses reported damaged, and 176 of them rendered uninhabitable. In total 2,107 buildings were damaged by the explosion, with the cost of the damage estimated at € 100 million."
they got off pretty lightly in my opinion, would have expected it to be far worse based on the magnitude of the explosion. Sounds like the safety and rescue folks had their shit together.
Am i the only one wondering how a high cost-of-labor country like Denmark can even have a fireworks factory? Wait. That's it. This is all part of an insurance claim.