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Two injured in explosion at hydro station in Switzerland, RSI reports

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Two people were ‌seriously injured on Wednesday ​after ​a hydroelectric power station ⁠in ​southern Switzerland was ​rocked by an explosion, local broadcaster ​RSI reported, citing ​police. The explosion caused ‌part of ⁠a building to collapse, and rescue ​efforts ​are ⁠underway, it said.

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An explosion has occurred at a hydroelectric power plant in southern Switzerland, seriously injuring two people. Authorities are investigating the exact cause and circumstances of the accident.

·Budapest, Hungary
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In the south of Switzerland, a part of the hydropower plant collapsed after a sudden explosion and two people were injured as a result of the incident. The emergency incident occurred at around 11 a.m. Moscow time in the canton of Ticino in the area of the Ritom hydroelectric plant, transferring TASS to the site of the accident. Emergency fire calculations and rescue teams arrived at the site. The exact location of the detonation has not yet bee…

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It is currently unknown what caused an explosion at a Swiss power plant on Wednesday.

·Copenhagen, Denmark
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The accident occurred shortly after 9:30 a.m. at the Ritom plant in Ticino. Authorities investigate possible failure in a transformer during operation tests.

·Lisboa, Portugal
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The incident occurred on Wednesday morning shortly after 9:30 a.m. in the Ritom plant in Piotta. Part of the building was damaged. The rescue and the Rega were deployed on site.Two people were seriously injured on Wednesday morning during an accident at the Ritom power plant in Piotta (TI).Ticino cantonal police, firefighters and Rega are on site.The incident occurred shortly after 9:30 a.m., a spokesman for the cantonal police in Keystone-ATS s…

·Geneva, Switzerland
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Reuters broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
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