One dead and two injured in an explosion at a battery recycling plant in Bonmatí

BarcelonaOne person died this morning and two others were injured, one seriously and the other less seriously, in an explosion at a recycling plant in Bonmatí (Gironès), according to the Generalitat Fire Department. The factory is located about 60 meters from other homes, and the nearest neighbors heard the explosion "and their windows shook," she said in statements collected by ACN. Technological (GRIT) Institute, which is collaborating in the efforts to extinguish the fire that broke out after the explosion. The mayor of the municipality, who has called for its closure, said: "Since we entered government, since 2023, this is the fourth serious accident. It's a shame that we have to talk about dead and injured people for us to be taken into account; it shouldn't have come to this," she said. [We are working to expand this information]