Spain: Chemical plant explosion kills 1, injures at least 9 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy the Associated PressMADRID (AP) — A massive explosion at a petrochemical plant in northeastern Spain on Tuesday killed one person and injured at least nine others, three seriously, regional authorities said. The interior minister of Spain’s Catalonia region said eight workers at the factory were injured, three seriously, and one person remained missing. Tarragona is located 115 kilometers (71 miles) southwest of Barcelona, the regional capital of Spain’s Catalonia region. Tuesday’s explosion comes just over a month after a Dec. 11 blaze at a solvent and industrial residues recycling plant in the northeastern town of Montornes del Valles.

Source: Manila Bulletin January 14, 2020 23:05 UTC