Explosion in a metallurgy company in Arezzo: four workers hospitalized

A explosion occurred this morning around 10 a.m. in a galvanic company in the industrial area of ​​San Zeno, on the outskirts of Arezzo, the Safimetspecializing in the recovery and refining of precious metals. Four workers were taken to hospital, all with minor injuries, according to health sources. The first information collected indicates that the damage to the building is significant. On site, four fire teams, three municipal police patrols and several ambulances responded. What happened? How did the explosion happen?

The reactor and the acids

According to available information, the explosion at the metal refining company was caused by a reactor, leading to a spill of acids. The incident did not cause a fire but caused structural damage to a department of the company. Following safety procedure, the reactor exploded upward, puncturing the roof and landing in the adjacent field.

The alert

Firefighters responded to the scene along with the disaster relief force and the municipal police. No employee was injured and, as a precaution, said the rescuers, four workers were checked by 118 and transferred by green code to the emergency room. The firefighters, who intervened with four vehicles and nine men, controlled the leak of dangerous substances which, being contained and controlled, did not endanger the surrounding population.

Smoke and shrapnel

Also on site, the Arpat and the carabinieri. “The damage is to be assessed but the safety procedure worked and, in terms of human lives, only four workers were slightly intoxicated by smoke and hit by fragments,” confirmed Safimet general director Livio Serra. During the explosion, the reactor hit a utility pole and much of the affected area was left without power. Enel technicians are working to restore power distribution.