Category: Accidents

Elderly Japanese woman starts fire in Wencelsas Square hotel after trying to make tea by putting plastic electric kettle on hotplate; no injuries; damage estimated at a thousand crowns (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

Accidents / Firefighters / Food / Foreigners / Old People / Social Media Posts / Technology

17 September, 2019

Elderly Japanese woman starts fire in Wencelsas Square hotel after trying to make tea by putting plastic electric kettle on hotplate; no injuries; damage estimated at a thousand crowns (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

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15-year-old boy fighting for life after receiving electric shock while trying to take selfie on mast carrying overhead lines at railway station in Votice, Central Bohemia (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

Accidents / Children / Internet / Social Media Posts / Trains

15 September, 2019

15-year-old boy fighting for life after receiving electric shock while trying to take selfie on mast carrying overhead lines at railway station in Votice, Central Bohemia (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Swarm of hornets stings 25 people in Prague-Lysolaje; seven hospitalized, three with severe allergic reactions (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Accidents / Animals / Social Media Posts

14 September, 2019

Swarm of hornets stings 25 people in Prague-Lysolaje; seven hospitalized, three with severe allergic reactions (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Video: Train hits truck stopped between level-crossing barriers in Prague 10-Uhrineves on Friday; eight people were injured, including the truck’s 68-year-old driver, who’s been charged with an “obecne ohrozeni” (“public threat”) offence (YouTube) [Social Media Post]

Accidents / Czech Travel / Driving / Foreigners / Prague Travel / Social Media Posts / Trains

9 September, 2019

Video: Train hits truck stopped between level-crossing barriers in Prague 10-Uhrineves on Friday; eight people were injured, including the truck’s 68-year-old driver, who’s been charged with an “obecne ohrozeni” (“public threat”) offence (YouTube) [Social Media Post]

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Theatre director Jan Kacena fighting for his life after losing consciousness and falling into shaft while inhaling fumes from mineral springs in Marianske Lazne, Karlovy Vary Region; the chemicals in the fumes are said to bring on altered states of consciousness (Krimi-Plzen) [Social Media Post]

Accidents / Drugs / Film / Local News / Social Media Posts / Theatre

3 September, 2019

Theatre director Jan Kacena fighting for his life after losing consciousness and falling into shaft while inhaling fumes from mineral springs in Marianske Lazne, Karlovy Vary Region; the chemicals in the fumes are said to bring on altered states of consciousness (Krimi-Plzen) [Social Media Post]

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Wild adder/viper attacks becoming more frequent; experts think number of Czech snakebite incidents could be double that of 2018, when 23 people were bitten; adders most common in wooded hilly areas (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Accidents / Animals / Environment / Local News / Snakes / Social Media Posts

12 August, 2019

Wild adder/viper attacks becoming more frequent; experts think number of Czech snakebite incidents could be double that of 2018, when 23 people were bitten; adders most common in wooded hilly areas (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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26-year-old man trapped down well in Velke Pavlovice, South Moravia, is found dead following near-55-hour rescue attempt; concrete slab complicated firefighters’ efforts (iROZHLAS) [Social Media Post]

Accidents / Firefighters / Local News / Social Media Posts / Tragedies

6 August, 2019

26-year-old man trapped down well in Velke Pavlovice, South Moravia, is found dead following near-55-hour rescue attempt; concrete slab complicated firefighters’ efforts (iROZHLAS) [Social Media Post]

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Giant crane hook weighing around 100 kilos smashes through window of 105 bus in Prague 5-Smichov, narrowly missing passengers (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Accidents / Buses / Social Media Posts

1 August, 2019

Giant crane hook weighing around 100 kilos smashes through window of 105 bus in Prague 5-Smichov, narrowly missing passengers (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Video: A goods train carrying limestone derails near Marianske Lazne, Karlovy Vary Region, on Sunday (28 July); the clean-up operation continues and the railway line remains closed (HZS Karlovarskeho kraje on Facebook) [Social Media Post]

Accidents / Local News / Social Media Posts / Trains

31 July, 2019

Video: A goods train carrying limestone derails near Marianske Lazne, Karlovy Vary Region, on Sunday (28 July); the clean-up operation continues and the railway line remains closed (HZS Karlovarskeho kraje on Facebook) [Social Media Post]

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Video: Burst water pipe creates “geyser” on Borivojova street, Prague 3-Zizkov; water expected to be restored to local residents at 2pm (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Accidents / Social Media Posts

19 July, 2019

Video: Burst water pipe creates “geyser” on Borivojova street, Prague 3-Zizkov; water expected to be restored to local residents at 2pm (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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