An explosion at the port of Barcelona leaves one dead and one seriously injured

An explosion occurred this Tuesday, January 21 around 10:10 a.m. at the port of Barcelona, ​​killing one person and seriously injuring another. The fire broke out in a Tepsa warehouse intended for storing chemicals in the industrial part of the port.

The emergency plan against chemical risk and the alert level have been activated, Barcelona City Hall has also activated its emergency plan. The fire is now extinguished. The product in question ismethyl acetatea highly flammable solvent used in the manufacture of paints, lacquers and cleaning products, El Caso said. Significant firefighting resources were deployed on site with eleven teams.

The explosion was caused by maintenance work, indicates Civil Protection on the social network X. Two people were affected, one died and the other seriously injured. She was taken care of by emergency services.