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Fourteen people injured in Turin paints factory explosion

Fourteen people, seven of them firefighters, were injured in an explosion which also completely destroyed a paints factory near Turin on Monday night.

Published: 31 May 2016 11:43 CEST
Fourteen people injured in Turin paints factory explosion
Fourteen people were injured in a fire at a paint factory on Monday night. Photo: YouReporter

The explosion happened at the Darkem paints factory, in the industrial area of Scarmagno, a town near the Piedmont city.

Witnesses reported hearing a series of four explosions before the factory went up in flames.

Nobody was inside the building. Seven firefighters were hospitalized with burns, with one suffering third-degree burns to his face, chest and hands, La Repubblica reported.

Three policemen suffered smoke inhalation, while another dislocated his shoulder. Three others in the area were injured slightly.

Schools in Scarmagno were closed on Tuesday amid concerns over the environmental impact of the explosion, the cause of which is yet to be ascertained.

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Situation ‘unstable’ at Copenhagen’s old stock exchange after fire

Three days after a fire which ravaged Copenhagen's historic former stock exchange broke out, emergency services said Friday that the situation was "unstable" due to equipment issues and a strong breeze.

Published: 19 April 2024 17:44 CEST
Situation 'unstable' at Copenhagen's old stock exchange after fire

In the morning, during work to dismantle the scaffolding surrounding the building, a crane’s cutters came loose for as of yet unknown reasons.

It is currently wedged between the scaffolding — put up for the renovation of the historic building that was ongoing — and what remains of the walls.

“It is affecting our efforts”, Tim Ole Simonsen, leader of the operation at the rescue services, told a press conference.

Coupled with the wind picking up, the incident, which has temporarily halted work on dismantling the scaffolding, has made the situation “unstable”.

“The wind is blowing harder and harder, and there are tarps over the scaffolding that can catch the wind,” Simonsen said.

He added that this increases the risks, in particular of further collapse of the burnt-out facade which started collapsing late Thursday afternoon.

Located close to the Christiansborg parliament and seat of government, the Borsen building was commissioned by King Christian IV and built between 1619 and 1640. It was the stock exchange until the 1970s.

The fire began Tuesday morning under the copper roof of the building, which was undergoing renovations ahead of its 400th anniversary.

The cause of the blaze was unknown and Copenhagen police said Wednesday that a major investigation had been launched.

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