4 dead, 5 missing in blast at Italy hydroelectric plant
- 3 others were injured in the incident at the Bargi plant run by Enel Green Power on Lake Suviana
- Rescue operations have been complicated by the amount of water entering the facility after the explosion
An explosion at an Italian hydroelectric power plant on Tuesday killed at least four people and left five missing, an official said.
Three people were also injured in the incident at the Bargi plant run by Enel Green Power located on Lake Suviana, the official from the Bologna prefecture in central Italy said.
Images from the fire service, Vigili del Fuoco, showed smoke rising from the plant on the water’s edge where firefighters searched for the missing following the early afternoon blast.
The mayor of the nearby town of Camugnano, Marco Masinara, called the explosion a “terrible workplace accident” that affected the “entire community”.
“It seems there was a floor slab collapse and rescue is difficult as a lot of water entered inside the eighth basement floor,” he said.
