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MowCowWhoHow III

(2,103 posts) Mon Oct 17, 2016, 06:19 AM Oct 2016

Several people injured following explosion at BASF Ludwigshafen

Source: Reuters

FRANKFURT, Oct 17 (Reuters) - German chemicals giant BASF on Monday said several people had been injured following an explosion at its facility in Ludwigshafen, where the company is headquartered.

The cause of an explosion at around 1130 local time (0930 GMT) at its Landeshafen Nord facility was being investigated, the company said.

The relevant authorities have been notified, the company said.

Read more: http://news.trust.org/item/20161017100710-6q0ds/

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Several people injured following explosion at BASF Ludwigshafen (Original Post) MowCowWhoHow III Oct 2016 OP

Landeshafen Nord is a receiving terminal for raw flammable materials jmowreader Oct 2016 #1

jmowreader

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1. Landeshafen Nord is a receiving terminal for raw flammable materials

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Original post)

Mon Oct 17, 2016, 03:20 PM

Oct 2016

https://www.basf.com/de/en/company/about-us/sites/ludwigshafen/production/transport-and-logistics/Der-Landeshafen-Nord.html

According to https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2016-10/ludwigshafen-basf-chemiekonzern-explosion&prev=search, two people were killed, six were injured and two are missing after a pipe exploded while it was being serviced.

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