BASF Puts Out Fire at German Chemicals Plant That Injured 15
- Environmental checks didn’t find contamination, company says
- Explosion and subsequent fire started around noon: BASF
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BASF SE says that an explosion and fire at its main German factory did not contaminate the area, adding that the 15 employees injured in the incident have left medical supervision.
The chemical company’s fire brigade put out the blaze at the Ludwigshafen site around 12:45 p.m. on Monday. BASF did not find any product precipitation or contamination of air, water and soil near the site, it said.