At least 11 people, including a Brazilian citizen, died early this Thursday in an explosion that occurred in a sugar factory in eastern Brazil. Tanzaniathe authorities confirmed.
“It is true that eleven people died and two others were injured after the heating pipe exploded while they were preparing for sugar production at the factory,” the head of the Morogoro region fire brigade told local media. , where the events occurred, Shaban Marugujo.
The cause of the burst It is not known yet, Marugujo explained, explaining that the production of this food requires reaching a certain temperature.
The facts were also confirmed by the regional police commander, Alex Mkama, who specified that “a Kenyan, an Indian citizen and a Brazilian died in the incident” and that the two injured were taken to the hospital.
According to Mkama, everyone The deceased were electrical technicians and operators of the machines, which were in the control room before the start of the work day when the explosion occurred, around 1:30 local time on Thursday (22:30 GMT on Wednesday).
He accident It occurred at the Mtibwa Sugar Factory in the town of Turiani.