Explosion at the Firework Factory

A man working at the firework factory within the municipality of Vélez de Benaudalla was critically injured following an explosion.

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The accident occurred yesterday afternoon just before 16.15h. The factory owners phoned 112 to say that one of the workers had received extensive burns to his body and injuries to one of his arms when material that he was working with detonated.

The 39-year-old victim was rushed to the ICU at the Virgen de Las Nieves, Hospital de Neurotraumatología.

He was almost immediately operated upon but the percentage of burns to his body, mainly his face and arms, could make his pulling through unlikely, unfortunately.

Editorial note: the photo is from a previous accident in 2012 when one of the workers was killed.

Update:  the victim died from his injuries this morning.

(News: Velez de Benaudalla, Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia)

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