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Explosion in a Factory Near Lyon: a Second Employee Died

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A second employee died this Friday of his injuries after the explosion on Monday at the Elkem Silicones chemical plant in Saint-Fons, near Lyon.

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The victims are a 47-year-old and a 55-year-old - The Prosecutor's Office has opened a criminal investigation for bodily harm and manslaughter.

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A first death of a 47-year-old man had been formalized in the aftermath of the explosion "in an experimental workshop" of the chemical site, classified as Seveso High Threshold.

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A second employee died on Friday of his injuries following the explosion on Monday afternoon in the Elkem Silicones factory in the Chemical Valley in Saint-Fons. The tragedy had already cost the life of a first employee, who died on Tuesday. A judicial investigation is under way.

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A second employee died this Friday of his injuries after the explosion on Monday at the Elkem Silicones chemical plant in Saint-Fons, near Lyon.

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The explosion in the chemical factory Elkem Silicones in Saint-Fons near Lyon caused a second death. The man, seriously burned, succumbed to his wounds. A first employee died on Tuesday, the day after...

The balance sheet increased after the explosion in the Elkem Silicones plant in Saint-Fons, near Lyon. See more

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Lyon Capitale broke the news in on Friday, December 26, 2025.
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