Second worker dies of wounds sustained in Intel plant blast in southern Israel
Soroka Medical Center reports death of 49-year-old a day after suspected gas tank explosion killed another and injured a third; chip manufacturer says cooperating with authorities
An explosion at Intel’s chip plant in Kiryat Gat, southern Israel, on Wednesday claimed the lives of two workers and left a third severely injured. Police suspect a malfunction involving a gas cylinder as the cause of the blast. Firefighters from Israel’s Fire and Rescue Services responded to the scene, containing the fire and dealing with the toxic gas, nitrogen trifluoride (NF3), used in chip manufacturing processes. Intel has yet to release any statements regarding the victims or potential impact on production.
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