US EditionPolice Arrest Oxygen Tank Supplier Partner in Connection with Oil Refinery Deaths in Ashdod
Authorities suspect supplied medical air cylinders lacked oxygen or contained harmful substances causing two engineers' deaths; inspections and removal orders followed, the Labor Ministry said.
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Ashdod refinery disaster: suspect arrested on murder with indifference charges
The suspect, a partner in a company supplying medical air cylinders to the refinery, is accused of murder with indifference after investigators examined whether the tanks contained substances that led to the deaths of two engineers
Two female engineers died after allegedly breathing nitrogen instead of medical air; the supplier of the tanks was arrested, the judge determined there was a risk of obstructing the investigation and ordered an extension of the detention.
The suspect is a partner in a company that supplies oxygen cylinders to the refinery. The tanks are suspected to have contained nitrogen. Tomorrow, the police are expected to bring him to a hearing to extend his detention.
The suspect is a partner in a company that supplies oxygen cylinders to the refinery. Tomorrow, the police are expected to request an extension of his detention.
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