Factory explosion in Tunisia, around 6 dead and one injured

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GABES, 15 March, 2021 (TON): On Saturday, at least six people died and one injured in an explosion of an asphalt tank in an industrial zone in Gabès, in south-eastern Tunisia.

The explosion occurred at 9:30 am local (08:30 GMT).

Moez Triaa, the spokesperson for civil protection said, "We made in a first preliminary assessment six dead and one wounded."

Four people died on the spot and the other two after being transported to a hospital in Gabès.

Triaa did not give any further details and said, search operations to find other possible victims are still ongoing.

However, the cause of the not-so-small explosion remained unclear and revealed that a huge black smoke covered part of the industrial zone of Gabès.

 

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