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Nine Dead in Massive Blast at Brazilian Explosives Factory
Investigations continue into safety conditions after an explosion killed nine workers and injured seven at Enaex Brasil's explosives factory, with debris damaging nearby buildings.
- In southern Parana state, firefighters responded to an explosion at Enaex Brasil in Quatro Barras at about 5:50 a.m. Tuesday, killing at least nine people, authorities say.
- Paraná Public Security Secretary Hudson Le�ncio Teixeira said the blast occurred while employees handled explosive materials about to be loaded onto a truck, and investigations are ongoing.
- Residents near the blast site heard a loud boom and felt tremors, with shattered windows and damaged ceilings, as g1 reports several nearby buildings partially collapsed.
- Enaex Brasil company officials said the nine victims have been ruled dead and bodies will need DNA testing, as Paraná Public Security Secretary Hudson Le�ncio Teixeira confirmed severe fragmentation.
- Regulatory authorities have opened inquiries at the company's headquarters, as Brazil's Ministry of Labor has launched an investigation into safety conditions.
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Explosion in southern Brazil leaves 9 dead
At least nine people were reported dead Tuesday after an explosion at the Enaex Brasil explosives factory in Quatro Barras, a municipality in the southern State of Paraná, near Curitiba. In addition, seven people were injured.
Six men and three women, initially declared missing, died during an accidental explosion on Tuesday in an explosive material plant in southern Brazil, announced the authorities. ...
An accidental explosion at an explosives factory in Brazil killed nine people on Tuesday, local authorities said.
Powerful explosion at Brazilian explosives plant kills 9, injures 7
Nine people were killed and seven others injured in a powerful explosion at an explosives factory near Curitiba, Brazil, according to officials and local media. The explosion occurred at about 5:50 a.m. local time Tuesday in a section of the Enaex Brasil facility in Quatro Barras where explosives were being prepared for transport, according to Brazilian outlet g1. Company officials said the nine victims were initially reported missing, but the p…
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