Baskonia fined €30,000 for the fall of a light bulb in Buesa Arena / News - Basketnews.com

Baskonia received a fine of €30,001 by the Basque Government for the fall of a 9-kilogram light bulb onto the Fernando Buesa Arena court.

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The Basque Government has finedBaskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz€30,001 for the fall of a 9-kilogram light bulb onto the Fernando Buesa Arena court that occurred on March 10 during the time-out of an ACB game against FC Barcelona.

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The spotlight, placed about 15 meters high caused no injury, although it fell a few meters from the cheerleaders who were on the court at that time.

The Basque Government opened a sanctioning file for the incident because it understood that Baskonia could have been responsible for a "very serious breach of the Entertainment Law", which would mean a penalty of €30,000 to €150,000, although in its final resolution the fine was left at the bare minimum.

The fall of the spotlight was due to human error as a retaining nut and safety cable were missing, which caused the spotlight to fall to the court. After the accident, Baskonia terminated the contract with the company that provided lighting services in the Buesa Arena.

Now, the club can pay the fine with a 40% reduction, which would amount to €18,000, or appeal it.

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