POR3.GR Porsche reports blast in Zuffenhausen plant paint shop, two workers slightly hurt

Company expects 911 production to be stoped for at least 2-3 days.

Porsche Stops 911 Production After Paint-Shop Blast (Update1)
2008-02-25 04:29 (New York)

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By Chad Thomas
Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Porsche SE, maker of the 911 sports
car, said production will be shut down at its main plant for at
least two days after a gas explosion in the paint shop.
Two workers were treated at a hospital for injuries and then
released following the 5 a.m. incident, the Stuttgart, Germany-
based carmaker said today in a statement.
``The extent of the property damage cannot be determined at
this moment,'' Porsche said. ``Because the sprinklers went off,
parts of the production as well as the paint shop are under
water.''
Porsche builds the 911 model series at the main Zuffenhausen
plant, producing 160 of the cars there daily. Halting 911
production won't affect parts assembly in Zuffenhausen for the
Cayenne and Boxster models, which are built elsewhere.
Porsche said it has assembled a crisis management team led by
production chief Michael Macht to handle recovery.