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Info Bfm Lyon. Deadly Explosion in a Factory in Saint-Fons: Unions Call for a Rally in January in Front of the Site

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An explosion took place on Monday 22 December near Lyon, in the production plant of materials based on silicone Elkem Silicones, a site classified Seveso (high threshold). One person was killed.

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The prefecture announces the death of a second injured person following the explosion in the Elkem Silicones chemical plant in Saint-Fons. The 55-year-old man was hospitalized for serious burns, said to the AFP a CFDT trade union representative. A 47-year-old employee had died on Tuesday from his injuries. - Explosion in a chemical plant near Lyon: a second injured employee died (Police, justice and other facts).

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Four employees were injured in a Monday explosion at Elkem Silicones chemical plant in Saint-Fons (Rhône), near Lyon.

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On Friday, the prefecture announced the death of a second factory employee in Saint-Fons, after the explosion on Monday.

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The results of the explosion of the Elkem Silicones chemical factory, which took place on 22 December near Lyon (Rhône), are increasing. On Friday, the prefecture of the department reported that a second employee of the company had succumbed to his injuries.This 55-year-old man was hospitalized for serious burns, says a representative of the CFDT at Agence France-Presse (AFP).The first assessment, made a few hours after the disaster, reported fo…

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After the explosion, which resulted in one death and three injuries in the Elkem Silicones factory in Saint-Fons, a union rally is planned for the fall of January.

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An explosion took place on Monday 22 December near Lyon, in the production plant of materials based on silicone Elkem Silicones, a site classified Seveso (high threshold). One person was killed.

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