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Blast and huge fire at Spanish chemical factory Blast and huge fire at Spanish chemical factory
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At least one person has been killed and several injured after a blast at a factory in Spain's autonomous Catalonia region caused a huge fire. An explosion at a petrochemical plant in Spain's autonomous Catalonia region has killed at least one person and injured several.
The blast at the factory south of the port city of Tarragona was probably the result of a chemical accident, Catalonia's civil defence agency said. The blast, south of the port city of Tarragona, set off a huge fire. Officials say it was probably sparked by a chemical accident.
It urged residents of Tarragona and a number of nearby towns to close windows and doors and stay indoors. Catalonia's civil defence agency urged residents of Tarragona and nearby towns to close windows and stay indoors.
A building collapsed after Tuesday's incident in La Canonja municipality. Dozens of firefighters are tackling the blaze in La Canonja municipality.
The explosion happened at 18:40 local time (17:40 GMT), Efe news agency reports. The explosion happened at 18:40 local time (17:40 GMT).
Dozens of firefighters with radiological and chemical equipment have been dispatched to the area to tackle the blaze. The dead person was found in a collapsed building. Two of those injured people had serious burns.
The dead person was found in the collapsed building.
Two of the injured people had serious burns.