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Intel Plant in Israel Reports Hazmat Scare Days After Fatal Explosion

A suspected hazardous material leak occurred at the Intel manufacturing plant in Kiryat Gat on Monday, prompting a response from emergency services, including fire crews, Hazmat units, and Magen David Adom. The incident was reported by plant employees and occurred while investigators from the Ministry of Labor and other bodies were on-site probing a previous fatal explosion. No injuries were reported, and employees in the vicinity were instructed to shelter in place.

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What happened

01A suspected hazardous material leak occurred at the Intel manufacturing plant in Kiryat Gat on Monday.
02The incident was reported by factory employees and is being contained within the facility's premises.
03Fire and Rescue Services and Hazmat units responded to the scene, confirming there is no danger to nearby residents.
04No injuries were reported in Monday's incident, though employees in the vicinity were instructed to shelter in place.
05The leak occurred while Ministry of Labor investigators were on-site probing a previous fatal explosion at the plant.
06The previous explosion, which occurred less than a week prior, killed two workers and seriously injured a third.
07The earlier disaster involved a technical failure and the rupture of an industrial tank containing eight tons of nitrogen trifluoride.

Fire and Rescue Services confirmed that the leak was contained within the factory premises and posed no danger to nearby residents. Firefighters from the Ashkelon regional station monitored the area, worked to stabilize the situation, and collected samples of the substance for identification. According to Hamal, the leak occurred in the parking lot, and authorities are examining whether it resulted from the ongoing investigation.

The incident occurred less than a week after a severe explosion and fire at the same facility. That previous disaster, which resulted from a technical failure involving the rupture of an industrial tank containing eight tons of nitrogen trifluoride, killed two workers and left a third seriously injured.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 8 newsrooms. Updated 12:57