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Slovenian factory blast claims sixth fatality

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N1 Zagreb , Hina
13. svi. 2022. 10:21
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The industrial blast which happened on Thursday morning at a chemical plant in Kocevje, Slovenia, took another victim on Friday, as one of the two workers hospitalized in capital Ljubljana succumbed to severe injuries, the plant's management.

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This means that the total death toll now stands at six, the plant's director, Srecko Stefanic, said. The plant, called Melamin, makes melamine resins, a type of material used for coating in the chemical, rubber, and also construction industries.

Stefanic said on Thursday that the explosion, which caused a rising plume of smoke seen from miles away, was most likely caused by human error. The death toll now includes one worker of the plant plus five workers of a company tasked with repairing electrical wiring in the area where the explosion occurred.

Slovenian police are expected to publish the preliminary results of their findings later on Friday.

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