Major explosion reported at BASF site
A major explosion was reported at a BASF manufacturing site today in Ludwigshafen, Germany, with one employee killed and at least six others missing, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The cause of the explosion and the chemicals released into the atmosphere have not been reported. BASF halted both steam crackers and some other production facilities at the scene and said at the press conference a total of 14 facilities have been affected. The blast took place at the chemical park’s Landhafen Nord site at about 11:30 a.m. local time while work was taking place on piping, the company said.