Deaths after nickel smelter explosion at plant in Indonesia The number of dead has now risen to 18, with dozens more injured requiring hospital treatment.
Foreign news agencies reported that Number of deaths from explosion and fire in nickel smelter furnace at Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS) plant on Sulawesi island. Indonesia Over the weekend, another 5 bodies rose on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023, bringing the total to 18, while more than 30 injured people still need treatment in hospital.
The explosion happened early Saturday morning (Dec. 23) while workers were repairing a stove at a factory of ITSS, a unit of Xingshan Holding Group, in China. China owned Resulting in a severe fire. And it took officials several hours to successfully extinguish the fire.
Indonesian officials continue to suspend operations at the incident factory to investigate the cause of the explosion. The preliminary results of the investigation indicate that While the workers were doing maintenance on the blast furnace Mineral residue came out and hit flammable objects in the area. until an explosion occurred
Mr. Joko Vinartono, spokesman for the Central Sulawesi Provincial Police Office stated on Tuesday that The cause of the fire is still being investigated. while confirming that There were 8 foreigners killed in this incident. The Chinese Foreign Ministry stated that Four Chinese people were included among the dead.
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2023-12-26 18:36:00
