Charges for a 46-year-old man after finding dangerous containers in Elbląg

The man was interrogated on Thursday at the District Prosecutor's Office in Elbląg, which is investigating Monday's incident at the company's premises at ul. Rybna in Elbląg.

Two plastic containers with flammable liquid were found there, left near the building's gas connection. There were wires sticking out of the containers. They were noticed by one of the employees who notified the services.

The charge concerns causing an event threatening the life or health of many people or property on a large scale, in the form of an explosion of flammable material, which, however, did not occur due to the lack of an element constituting a source of energy excitation. The suspect improperly constructed a device that could have initiated the explosion, said Ewa Ziębka, spokeswoman for the District Prosecutor's Office in Elbląg.

The man gave an explanation

She reported that the man changed his explanation. After being arrested by the police on Wednesday, he initially confessed to the crime. However, on Thursday, he did not respond to the accusation before the prosecutor, citing complete oblivion. The spokeswoman also announced that the prosecutor's office would submit a request to the court for the suspect's temporary arrest for three months.

Investigators' findings

According to the police, the detained 46-year-old is a former employee of the company whose building the containers were found. He was released several months ago. According to his account, the action was intended to be aimed at the former employer, said the superintendent. Krzysztof Nowacki from the Elbląg police.