Germany: Two dead after an explosion on a site of the equipment manufacturer Bosch – 01/21/2025

Germany: Two dead after an explosion on a site of the equipment manufacturer Bosch – 01/21/2025
Germany: Two dead after an explosion on a site of the equipment manufacturer Bosch – 01/21/2025

BERLIN (Reuters) – Two employees died in Germany after a gas cylinder exploded at a site of Bosch, the world’s largest auto parts supplier, German police and the company said on Tuesday.

The company said two employees of a subcontractor were killed by the explosion and another was lightly injured.

“We are deeply saddened by the deaths of the two employees of the subcontracting company. Our thoughts are with their families,” a spokesperson said in an email to Reuters.

Police in the southwestern German town of Reutlingen said a gas cylinder began leaking outside at around 0700 GMT on Tuesday.

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Investigations are underway to determine the reason for the silane gas leak, the company said.

(Written by Friederike Heine, French version Mara Vîlcu, edited by Kate Entringer)

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