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One dies in petrochemical plant blast in Romania

One dies in petrochemical plant blast in Romania

Write: Scarlett [2011-05-20]
A powerful explosion at Romania's biggest petrochemical complex Oltchim, located at the town of Ramnicu Valcea, left one dead and seven wounded.

The accident is believed to have been caused by a failure of the circulation pump that increased the pressure at one of the plastic reactors and triggered the blast. No toxic leakage has been reported.