What happened at Northvolt? Three employees who worked at the future site in Skelleftea, Sweden, died in unexplained circumstances. The Swedish police have opened an investigation to try to determine if there is a link between these three deaths.
Northvolt already has two large electric car battery factories in Sweden. The first is in Skellefteä, in the north of the country, and the second in Borlänge, northwest of Stockholm. At the same time, the company has undertaken the construction of a new production site in Germany. Enough to supply many European manufacturers with batteries and accelerate the development of electricity on the Old Continent.
But the Swedish company is facing a serious situation. The country’s police have opened an investigation into a ” possible link ” between three deaths of employees at the Skellefteä site. It all started on January 5, 2024, when a 33-year-old man, who worked as a cleaning technician, was found dead in his bed. On February 22, another 19-year-old employee also lost his life in his sleep.
What’s going on in this battery factory?
On June 5, a third man, also employed at the Northvolt site, was found dead at his home. While Swedish police initially said the first two deaths were ” no connection between them or with their workplace “, she changed her mind with this third case. Investigators are now trying to determine whether there is ” a possible link ” between the three deaths.
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They specify that ” these people worked at the same workplace and this is an element that will be taken into account by the police “. At the moment, the cause of death could not be established during the forensic examination. But according to the first elements of the investigation, “ one of the people may have been exposed to a substance “. For Northvolt, this is a “ tragic coincidence ».
The Swedish company assures that no accident took place and that “ employees have not been exposed to toxic substances “. For Paulina Brandberg, the Swedish Deputy Minister for Employment, “ it is now very important to get clarity on what happened “. To avoid taking any risks, Toyota has decided to temporarily suspend the mission of its service technicians at the Skelleftea factory.
