2024-04-10 22:45:56
(News updated at 6:25 pm with three fatalities and serious injuries resulting from the explosion).
A hydroelectric plant belonging to Enel SpA in the Bologna area, in northern Italy, suffered an explosion this Tuesday, which caused at least three deaths and several injuries, three of which were serious, according to the report. The Republic. In addition, there are also six people reported missing.
Enel confirmed that, in the early afternoon, a fire affected a transformer at the Bargi hydroelectric plant, in the province of Bologna, without providing further details, the agency says. Bloomberg.
The explosion occurred in a generator connected to a turbine, according to the first information cited by the Italian media.
An official from the municipality of Camugnano, a small town in northern Italy close to the explosion, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview. The same official added that the mayor of Camugnano is on the ground to provide assistance along with other local officials and public authorities.
The fire broke out in the structure located in the Suviana basin, which is located in the Apennines, in the region close to Bologna.
2024-04-10 22:45:56