Eldorado Posted January 15, 2020 #1 Share Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) "A large metal plate launched by an explosion at a chemical plant in Spain's autonomous Catalonia region killed a man 3km (two miles) away. "The man, named only as Sergio, was in his apartment when the one tonne object struck, causing part of the building to collapse, officials have confirmed. "A senior member of staff at the factory was also killed in the explosion, which seriously injured two others. "Tuesday's blast occurred at about 18:40 local time (17:40 GMT) in La Canonja." Full report at the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-51113132 "A massive explosion at a petrochemicals factory in Spain killed a man at home two miles away, it has emerged, as firefighters found the body of a second victim among the debris of the plant." At the UK Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/spain-chemical-factory-explosion-tarragona-catolonia-iqoxe-blast-a9285106.html Edited January 15, 2020 by Eldorado 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted January 15, 2020 #2 Share Posted January 15, 2020 2 miles? Without sounding insensitive, that is really bad luck. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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