An explosion at a hydroelectric plant in northern Italy has resulted in the death of three workers and injuries to five others. The explosion caused part of the underground structure to collapse, leading to a fire and flooding. Search efforts are underway for four missing individuals.
MILAN — An explosion Tuesday at a decades-old hydroelectric plant in northern Italy killed at least three workers and injured five others, a regional fire chief said. At least four other people were missing.
Search efforts were proceeding with care due to the risk of additional collapsing. Divers were aiding the search, which was expected to go through the night.“This is a historic power plant for us,'' Marco Masinara, the mayor of the nearby town of Camugnano, told SKY. ”It has been managed by Enel for 50 years, providing jobs for many families. Until today, nothing ever happened. Today, a drama occurred. Our world collapsed.
The artificial Suviana Lake was formed by the construction of a dam from 1928-32 and located in a regional park at an altitude of 500 meters some 70 kilometers southwest of Bologna.
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