One dead, 13 injured in explosion at Barcelona chemical plant
One person died and 13 others were injured in an explosion on Tuesday at a small chemical plant in Barcelona, local emergency services in Catalonia’s regional c
There was no health risk to the residents of La Verneda neighborhood where the plant was located, said a Barcelona city government spokeswoman.
Officials were checking with the plant owners to determine what type of products exploded. Debris from the blast, including bolts, was visible on a nearby street, footage from local channel Beteve showed.
The plant is run by a firm named Proquibasa, the spokeswoman added. Proquibasa describes itself in its Linkedin profile as one of the leading Spanish-based distributors of commodity and specialty chemicals.
In January, two people died and eight were injured in a blast at a chemical factory in Tarragona, also in Catalonia.
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