Several Injured at Explosion at BASF Plant in Germany
October 17 2016 - 8:26AM
Dow Jones News
By Monica Houston-Waesch
FRANKFURT--BASF SE said Monday an explosion and resulting fires
at its Ludwigshafen plant injured several people, while some
workers remain missing, prompting the chemical company to power
down its steamcracker and other facilities there.
The cause of the blast, which took place during work on a
pipeline around 0930 GMT, is unknown, BASF said in a news
release.
"There is visible smoke. Residents in the affected areas of
Ludwigshafen and Mannheim have been asked to stay indoors and to
keep doors and windows shut," BASF said.
Authorities have been informed, and further information will
follow, BASF added
Write to Monica Houston-Waesch at Nikki. Houston@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 17, 2016 08:11 ET (12:11 GMT)
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