The tragic acetylene explosion in Josefov in 1907

In 1907, acetylene lighting was installed in the local hotel "Otto", opened in the fall of 1900, in order for its owner to prove that even in Josefov, people go hand in hand with progress. The previous alcohol lighting did not work and there were still 3 years left before the introduction of electricity. The machine for the production of acetylene was placed in a chamber in a nearby fortress moat. On Sunday evening, September 29, 1907, hotelier František…