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Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 10:15
One individual has died and one other is in a essential situation after an explosion on the Port of Barcelona on Tuesday. Three extra individuals had been injured, nevertheless not severely.
The explosion was reported within the port’s vitality terminal round 10am yesterday (21 January). Employees had been finishing up upkeep work when the explosion occurred in a transport tank containing extremely flammable supplies. The explosion sparked a blaze, which firefighters extinguished.
The incident occurred on the premises of the Tepsa firm on the Barcelona terminal, which is devoted to the storage of chemical merchandise.
The employee who died, in addition to the one who was severely injured, had been finishing up welding work on a tank. It was believed to be empty, however in keeping with preliminary investigations, some gaseous stays might have brought about the explosion. The product that brought about the explosion is extremely flammable however not poisonous. The emergency plan for chemical threat was activated, however any harmful leak was dominated out.
