According to Ludwigshafen24, the explosion occurred around noon local time (14:00 Moscow time). This was followed by a heavy fire on the territory of the plant. Local authorities warned residents about the possible threat from the smoke and advised them not to open their windows.
BASF representatives later reported that by 14:00 (16:00 Moscow time) the fire had been extinguished. At the same time, no exceedance of permissible concentrations of hazardous substances in the air was recorded. The causes of the incident remain unknown at the moment.
Also on July 29, the fire of a unit at the chemical plant “Sviloza” in the town of Svishtov in Bulgaria also led to an explosion. Two casualties were reported.
Earlier on July 6 in Volgograd, a pumping station blew up. As a result of the emergency killed two people.
Prior to this In the U.S. Camden on Wednesday, July 3, there was an explosion at the defense company General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems. According to the Associated Press, the explosion injured two people, another missing. The agency noted that the explosion in Camden followed a “pyrotechnics” incident at a defense facility in Arkansas.