Water slide explodes at amusement park - GIF

[ToolTalkBot]

Water slide explodes at amusement park.




Previously:

Ai Pioppi - human-powered amusement park
Amusement ride sways out of control - GIF
Collapsing amusement park ride - GIF
Pendulum amusement ride collapse - GIF
Technician working under a swinging amusement ride - GIF

[nova_robotics]

I had no idea water was so flammable.

[carl blum]

A demolition gone wrong?

It looks like winter, the lady has a heavy coat on. Plus there are a lot of emergency folks already there.

Carl.

[IntheGroove]

February 12, 2024:

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A human body was found inside the charred remains of a water park that was under construction at one of Sweden’s biggest amusement centers, police said Friday.

A huge fire on Monday destroyed a large part of the Oceana water park that was scheduled to open this summer in Goteborg, Sweden’s second-largest city. Officers only were able to enter the site Friday and found a dead person there, but the individual’s identity has not been confirmed, police said.

The fire at the popular Liseberg amusement complex spread over several water slides and the pool area of the water park. A nearby hotel and office facilities had to be evacuated. One person was reported missing from the fire and 16 were slightly injured.

Firefighters said they got the blaze under control on Tuesday but could not access part of the area because of the risk of a collapse. They said Friday that they were now “in the final stages” of their work.

[albertq]

Looks to me the building and adjoining slides had filled with a flammable gas which later ignited. Possibly a gas bottle leaking overnight??

[IntheGroove]

"According to The Swedish Accident Investigation Authority , the fire was caused by welding work with an electrofusion welding on the exterior of the construction, near one of the slides."

[albertq]

"According to The Swedish Accident Investigation Authority , the fire was caused by welding work with an electrofusion welding on the exterior of the construction, near one of the slides."

Electrofusion is a normally a safe welding technique and does not make explosions. It may have been the spark that set it off but there must have been another major underlying factor that fueled such an explosion. It also appears as if the fire stared interior the building at the back.