Eighteen people, including seven firefighters, were slightly injured in an explosion and fire at a BASF plant in western Germany on Monday afternoon, police said. The blast took place at the German chemicals giant's main plant in Ludwigshafen, south of Frankfurt. Prior to the police statement, BASF had said 15 employees had received minor injuries but that all were treated on site and able to go on their way. The plant's fire brigade extinguished the blaze. Environmental monitoring vehicles detected slightly elevated levels of hydrocarbons within the site and in areas neighbouring the plant. "There was no danger to the population at any time," the company said. The explosion occurred in the southern section of the plant.
早前报道
7月29日讯，德国化工企业巴斯夫公司一个化工厂29日发生爆炸并起火，造成14名员工受轻伤。据德国媒体报道，当天中午12时左右，巴斯夫公司位于德国西南部路德维希港的工厂发生爆炸，附近居民听到一声巨响，现场烟雾弥漫。当地消防部门通知居民关闭门窗。目前，火已被扑灭，对居民的危险预警已解除。事故原因正在调查中。
