Second Fatality Confirmed in Intel Plant Explosion in Kiryat Gat
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
Yakir Kosshoyli, 35, of Beersheba, is the second fatality from a deadly explosion at the Intel factory in Kiryat Gat. Eliya Tzatzulin was previously identified as the other victim. A third person, in his 20s, is hospitalized in serious condition. Police are investigating the cause, with a gas cylinder and trifluoronitrogen being considered.
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- Yakir Kosshoyli, 35, is the second confirmed fatality from the Intel plant explosion in Kiryat Gat.
- Eliya Tzatzulin was previously identified as the other person killed in the incident.
- A third victim remains hospitalized in serious condition, sedated and on a ventilator.
- The explosion occurred yesterday during work hours at the Intel factory, causing a fire.
- Police are investigating a gas cylinder as a potential cause, with trifluoronitrogen also involved.
- The circumstances of the explosion are still under active investigation.
Yakir Kosshoyli, a 35-year-old resident of Beersheba, has been identified as the second person to die in a fatal explosion at the Intel factory in Kiryat Gat. Earlier, it was reported that Eliya Tzatzulin also died in the incident. A third individual, a man in his 20s, remains hospitalized in serious condition, sedated and on a ventilator.
The explosion occurred yesterday during work hours at the plant, triggering a fire. Eight firefighting and rescue teams responded to the scene to extinguish the blaze and search for trapped individuals. Initially, two victims were found without a pulse or breathing, and Magen David Adom (MDA) teams performed resuscitation efforts until their pulses returned.
One of the injured, who suffered multiple systemic injuries, was evacuated to Soroka Hospital. Despite extensive resuscitation efforts by medical teams, doctors were forced to declare his death. The other injured man is still in the intensive care unit at Soroka, in serious condition.
Police are investigating the possibility that the explosion was caused by a gas cylinder. The Fire and Rescue Services reported the involvement of trifluoronitrogen, an oxidizing substance. Specialized teams were dispatched due to concerns of a hazardous materials incident. The circumstances of the explosion are still under investigation.
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