Lessons (dis)learned from Iqoxe

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A tremebunda explosion in one of the reactors of the company Iqoxe, in the chemical polygon south of Tarragona, shook the neighborhoods of Bonavista and Torreforta and part of La Canonja at 18 hours and 37 minutes on Tuesday, January 14, 2020. The deflagration caused the death of two employees of the company, Oscar Saladié and Oscar Atance, and of a neighbor, Sergio Millán, who was calmly on his floor when a piece of steel of more than 800 kilos…

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The Generalitat has implemented more security measures, with drills, sirens and alerts on mobile phones, but neighbors and unions are demanding more investment

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Five years ago today, the petrochemical industry changed forever in Tarragona. At 6:38 p.m., an ethylene oxide tank at the company Indústries Químiques de l’Òxid d’Etilè (IQOXE), in the municipality of La Canonja (Tarragonès), exploded. The accident left three dead and more than a dozen injured. Two of the victims, the plant director and a worker, died as a result of the explosion. The third died at home, while watching television, from the impa…