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One person dies, five sustain serious wounds after pipe carrying hydrochloric acid explodes at a facility south of Ein Yahav.
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A pipe blast south of the Dead Sea has left one person dead and five others badly injured. The blast occured during drilling by Israel's Mekorot company. Magen David Adom reported that the pipe, which carried hydrochloric acid, exploded at a pumping facility near a quarry nine kilometers south of Ein Yahav.
MDA paramedics reported that five people have been injured and are in serious condition. Paramedics and helicopters as well as teams from the Environmental Protection Minitry were dispatched to the scene. Route 90 has been blocked for traffic following the event.
The explosion does not pose any threat to residents of the surrounding area, the Environmental Protection Ministry said.
Noam Carmeli, the Central Arava Regional Council's security officer, arrived at the scene of the blast and said that the explosion occurred on a drilling facility. He reported that at least three ambulances were treating the wounded.
Hydrochloric acid is considered to be one of the strongest acids but is not as dangerous as other chemical acids.
1 killed, 5 injured in pipe blast near Dead Sea - Israel News, Ynetnews
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A pipe blast south of the Dead Sea has left one person dead and five others badly injured. The blast occured during drilling by Israel's Mekorot company. Magen David Adom reported that the pipe, which carried hydrochloric acid, exploded at a pumping facility near a quarry nine kilometers south of Ein Yahav.
MDA paramedics reported that five people have been injured and are in serious condition. Paramedics and helicopters as well as teams from the Environmental Protection Minitry were dispatched to the scene. Route 90 has been blocked for traffic following the event.
The explosion does not pose any threat to residents of the surrounding area, the Environmental Protection Ministry said.
Noam Carmeli, the Central Arava Regional Council's security officer, arrived at the scene of the blast and said that the explosion occurred on a drilling facility. He reported that at least three ambulances were treating the wounded.
Hydrochloric acid is considered to be one of the strongest acids but is not as dangerous as other chemical acids.
1 killed, 5 injured in pipe blast near Dead Sea - Israel News, Ynetnews