English Translation

8 moats and the Kramars road. However, it is easily accessible from all sides. The only security against unauthorized access is an approximately two-meter-high barbed wire fence, which surrounds the square. The entrance gate is seen by two simple strong padlocks. Behind this fence the petrol barrels are completely free. In the middle of the square there is still a concrete base, which is however covered, but has no side walls. On this base also stored fuel (see drawing).The securing devices for such a large petrol bearing are to be seen as completely insufficient, since practically every person could gain access to the warehouse. The surveillance would have been a matter for the Pirma itself and the Czech authorities. When the police officer N o v a k knew that it was impossible to extinguish the resulting fire, the first explosion took place only a few seconds later. Novak had detected four fire stoves in a corridor between the petrol barrels (see drawing). The fire stoves had been placed in front of Doer dureh Batz-wille, which had been clamped firmly under the barrels. It burned under continuous exnlosions all in all 476 barrels of fuel of 200 litres (95,200 liters) 232 empty barrels were destroyed. 4 full barrels could only be saved. The firefighting carried out by the Czech side without complaint suffered from the continued explosions, so that it had to confine itself to securing the buildings located in the wider environment. Single barrels were hurled over loo meters away. The investigations carried out at the scene immediately and to this day continuously carried out for