Baden-Württemberg: excavation pit collapses in part during dredging work

Villingen-Schwenningen (dpa/lsw) - Excavation work in Villingen-Schwenningen has led to the partial collapse of an excavation pit.

Baden-Württemberg: excavation pit collapses in part during dredging work

Villingen-Schwenningen (dpa/lsw) - Excavation work in Villingen-Schwenningen has led to the partial collapse of an excavation pit. As a result, there was a risk on Friday that several adjacent buildings could be affected, as the police and city reported on Monday.

As part of a large-scale operation, the sides of the excavation pit were filled and stabilized with the help of the fire brigade and the technical relief organization. As a result, there was no longer any danger for the neighboring houses, it said.

The responsible building law office of the city is now checking whether the 44-year-old excavator driver violated building regulations when digging the excavation pit.