An explosion in a plastics factory near the southeastern Spanish city of Alicante killed three people and injured seven on Nov 27, emergency services said, APA reports citing AFP.
The incident, at an industrial estate in the town of Ibi, partially collapsed the factory and a boiler was the suspected cause, Alicante fire service sources told AFP.
The sources said two of the injured were in a serious condition.
Emergency services in the eastern Valencia region announced the toll on X and said a helicopter, ambulances, and police were joining the response.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez expressed the government’s “full support” to the victims, workers, and rescuers during an address to parliament.
The company using the factory, Industrias Climber, produces expanded polystyrene, a foam used to protect packaged goods.
