12 dead, 39 injured in blast in nickel executive plant in Indonesia

New -delhi, December 24 (IANS). At least 12 people were killed and 39 others injured after an explosion at a nickel executive plant in Indonesia on Sunday. This was said in media reports. Reports said that Sulawesi Island is the center of producing nickel of mineral -rich country, which is a metal used for electric vehicle batteries and stainless steel. He said the accident happened around 5:30 a.m. in a plant that was by PT Indonesia Tsingashan Stainless Steel in Morowali Industrial Park in Sulawesi Province in the Central Sulwesi. According to the media report,: “The current number of victims is 51, 12 people have died in the incident. There are 39 people with minor and serious injuries currently undergoing treatment.” The reports said the preliminary investigation showed that the explosion occurred during a repairs in an oven when a flammable liquid caught fire and that the subsequent explosion also burst the oxygen tanks in the area. -Ians SKP shares this story tags