Two Workers Killed in Intel Factory Explosion in Kiryat Gat
Translated & summarized from Davar by baba
Two workers were killed and three injured in an explosion and fire at an Intel factory in Kiryat Gat on Wednesday, suspected to be caused by a gas cylinder. Ilya Chechulin, 49, from Be'er Sheva, was one of the deceased. A second worker, also 49, died Thursday morning. A third employee remains in serious condition.
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- Two workers died and three were injured in an explosion at an Intel factory in Kiryat Gat.
- The incident on Wednesday is suspected to have been caused by a gas cylinder explosion.
- Ilya Chechulin, 49, from Be'er Sheva, was among the workers killed.
- A second 49-year-old worker died Thursday morning at Soroka Medical Center.
- A third employee, in his 20s, is hospitalized in serious condition.
Two employees were killed and three others seriously injured in an explosion and subsequent fire at an Intel factory in the Rabin Industrial Park in Kiryat Gat on Wednesday. The incident is suspected to have been caused by a gas cylinder explosion.
Ilya Chechulin, a 49-year-old resident of Be'er Sheva, was identified as one of the fatalities. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. Another 49-year-old worker died Thursday morning at Soroka Medical Center after prolonged resuscitation efforts.
A third employee, in his 20s, remains in serious condition in the internal intensive care unit, sedated and on a ventilator.
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