Explosion at Tarragona chemistry faculty laboratory leaves three people affected
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- An explosion at a practical laboratory at Tarragona’s Faculty of Chemistry affected three people on Monday morning.
- Emergency medical teams sent three ambulances to treat those affected, while firefighters deployed seven ground units and a hazardous-technology support group.
- Authorities said the blast occurred at about 9:17 a.m. during the handling of chemical products.
An explosion at the Faculty of Chemistry in Tarragona affected three people on Monday morning, according to the Medical Emergency System, known as SEM.
Three ambulances went to the faculty to attend to those affected. A joint team from the Generalitat’s firefighters also responded.
The firefighters deployed seven ground units and their Support Group for Incidents Involving Technological Risks. They said the explosion occurred at about 9:17 a.m. in the faculty’s practical laboratory on Marcel·li Domingo Street, while chemical products were being handled.
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Originally published by La Vanguardia in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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