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Lightning strikes the Birsfelden Sporthalle!

A bolt of lightning hit the Sporthalle last Sunday morning. Emergency electricians worked to fix the damage in hopes of getting the arena ready for Basel’s match against Winterthur that afternoon.  However, the match had to be postponed for another date in order for the Sporthalle to be completely repaired.  Electricity was restored later in the evening however the internet was affected by the lightning. Nobody was injured during this event.

A fire had broken out this afteroon at the Sportshalle while electricians were working on the electrical box. One electrician was admitted to the hospital due to smoke inhalation, but he was not in serious condition. The fire completely destroyed the electric room and the sport hall’s gymnasium.  The basketball court is unusable due to heavy smoke and heavy amounts of dirt.

Birsfelden authorities had announced that the hall will be closed for at least ten days.  During that time the Starwings will play their home games in other venues. CVJM Riehen Basketball, BC Münchenstien and Liestal Basket have already offered the use of their facilities during this time.