Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Sabotage: Södertälje Hospital would be wiped out – Expressen

Someone tried to knock out one of Sweden’s largest hospital.

Express can reveal that Södertälje Hospital suffered a suspected sabotage.

Metal has been carefully nailed in and hidden in several central systems – both the power plant and reserve power would be knocked out.

the discovery was made earlier this summer, at 14.00 on 13 June.

Someone or some had embarked nails and other metal objects into electrical power cables in a newly built part of Södertälje hospital – an acute care hospital that will soon be completed. Skanska is responsible for the construction and images of the construction giant’s internal investigation, which Expressen have read, shows how the sabotage occurred in a deliberate and studied ways:

“The nails and similar items have been suspended or been through from below by unplugging the cable , hitting the nail and to hide the nails and the entrance hole with black marker pen. “

sabotage has taken place in the most sensitive parts of the building.

the twelve thicker cables prepared with hidden metal objects are in a switchyard and a so-called UPS rooms, a backup center to provide the hospital with voltage during power failure.

High risk of injury

Interview Survey describes the risk of injury would have been “imminent” when the power is turned on. A so-called arc, an electric discharge where the air is heated up to several thousand degrees, could have arisen. Skanska emphasizes, however, in the investigation that it would normally do various tests before the tension is released on.

Skanska calculates the documents Expressen taken note of the material and labor to restore the sabotage may be between 1 and 1.5 million and that the commissioning of the new hospital can be delayed.

sabotage was carried out in the new part of the hospital, a building of 22,000 square meters, which is under construction right next to the old hospital. The new section will house the emergency department, intensive care and childbirth.

Mia Trahn, spokesperson at Skanska, confirmed the incident but refers in general to the police.

– In June, we filed a police report about serious damage at our construction site in New Södertälje hospital. This is a police matter and there is investigation secrecy so we must refer to police.



being investigated as serious damage

sabotage to the police three days after the discovery, and police made an initial examination by a patrol from Sodertalje. Thereupon was also a technical examination. The case is being investigated as aggravated criminal damage and criminal investigation is still going on.

Expressen has sought police investigators in the case, which is not possible to reach for comment.

The construction projects at Södertälje Hospital began in autumn 2013 and is part of the county council’s planned investment of 25 billion at Danderyd hospital, South hospital, St. George’s hospital and Karolinska University hospital Huddinge.

the construction contract for Södertälje hospital, which went to Skanska, is worth 968 million crowns.

in addition to the new building, next to the existing premises are also 8000 square meters in the old hospital part rebuilt.

Södertälje hospital is one of the country’s largest rural hospital as of today 220 beds.

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