No Parking? Use Dynamite!

Bertel Schmitt
by Bertel Schmitt

Chinese construction workers settled an argument about a parking spot with dynamite. The altercation left four people dead and 16 injured.

According to a report in China’s Global Times, workers at a railway tunnel construction site in Longnan, Gansu Province could not agree on a parking spot. After an initial fight, one group returned with dynamite and blew the other group up.

Two workers died immediately, one died on route to the hospital, another died in the hospital. 16 remain hospitalized.

Bertel Schmitt
Bertel Schmitt

Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.

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  • Bimmer Bimmer on Aug 03, 2011

    I guess they watched to many Looney Tunes about Road Runner, Wile e Coyote and ACME dynamite. Too bad that stupidity won, now four people got underground parking((( My condolences to families.

  • VerbalKint VerbalKint on Aug 03, 2011

    Sounds like he learned his conflict resolution skills in Detroit...

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