Two killed, one seriously hurt in explosion at Intel’s chip plant in Israel
Two workers have died in an explosion at Intel’s Kiryat Gat chip plant; police suspect a gas cylinder malfunction.
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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