Explosion at BASF plant in Germany: two people die, several injured
Two people have died and several were injured in an explosion on Monday, October 17, at a chemical plant at BASF's headquarters in Ludwigshafen/Germany. One person is still missing.
“There was an explosion with several people injured for as-yet undetermined reasons at around 11:30 at BASF Ludwigshafen,” the company said in a press release on Monday. According to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the explosion was set off during repair works on a pipeline, which is used to transport products between ships and the factory. BASF said local residents should remain inside and shut doors and windows.
