Indonesia nickel factory: furnace blast kills 13 workers, wounds 38

World Dec, 24 2023

JAKARTA: Thirteen workers were killed and 38 were injured yesterday in the explosion of a nickel smelter furnace owned by Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS) on Sulawesi island, the owner of the industrial park where the smelter is located said.

The blast occurred when workers repaired the furnace and installed plates at 5:30 a.m. on Sunday (2130 GMT on Saturday), killing eight Indonesian workers and five Chinese workers, Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) said in a statement.

The fire was extinguished at 09:10 a.m. local time, it added.

Published in The Daily National Courier, December, 25 2023

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