Severe burns
Explosion in Bolzano: Four workers’ lives in danger
Eight people were injured in an explosion that occurred after midnight at the "srl" aluminum plant in the industrial area of Bolzano. Four of them are apparently in mortal danger, Italian media report.
After the explosion on Friday night in the South Tyrolean capital, a fire broke out and several employees were engulfed by the flames. One of the seriously injured workers is in intensive care in Bolzano, the others were taken to large burn centers in Verona, Padua and Bavaria.
One worker was less seriously injured. There is currently no information on the identity of the injured. The cause of the explosion is also not yet known.
"Very serious accident"
The "Aluminum slr" factory, which was founded in 1936, was affected. It began producing extruded profiles in 1976 and became the European market leader in this field.
"This is a very serious accident. We are working in close contact with the investigating authorities, the civil defense and the health service to investigate the causes of this accident," said South Tyrol's Governor Arno Kompatscher.
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