Up to five missing, six injured in Slovenia chemical plant blast
12/05/2022 14:02
SARAJEVO, May 12 (Reuters) - Up to five people were missing
and presumed dead and six others injured after an explosion on
Thursday at a chemical plant in the town of Kocevje in
southeastern Slovenia.
The Melamin factory produces chemicals used in rubber and
the paper industry and the explosion occurred around 8:30 a.m.
(0630 GMT) at a tank site where raw materials are delivered, STA
news agency quoted the plant's general manager as saying.
Company general manager Srecko Stefanic told media that four
to five people were missing and were presumed dead. Six others
were injured, two of them seriously.
"The impact was limited mainly to the location of the
factory and away from settlements," he said.
Firefighters extinguished the fire, the cause of which is
under investigation. The environmental agency said the
surrounding area had not been contaminated.
Melamin is a joint venture of Germany's TITK Group and the
listed company Melamin d.d. MKOG.LJ based in Kocevje.
(Reporting by Daria Sito-Sucic; editing by Jason Neely)
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