Two people have lost their lives, while two are seriously injured after an explosion at a factory near Alicante.
An explosion in a factory near Alicante, in southeastern Spain, left at least two dead and two seriously injured on Wednesday, firefighters said, who are also searching for one person. disappeared.
The events took place in an industrial zone of Ibi, around forty kilometers from the center of Alicante, in an expanded polystyrene production factory. The alert was given shortly before 12:00 p.m.
“This is not a fire, but an explosion.“, specified the firefighters, raising the possibility that it was the boiler of the industrial building which exploded.
“As a result of this explosion, part of the industrial building collapsed, the roof fell and about half of the building surface fell, meaning that some interior walls collapsed as well.“, we added from the same source.
Rescue operations were still underway at the start of the afternoon.
Speaking to MPs, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said:all the support of the Spanish government“to the victims of the accident, as well as the firefighters and emergency services working on site.
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