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Waste treatment facility near Madrid rocked by explosions; local schools and workplaces evacuated
The Associated Press
Posted: May 04, 2017 10:52 AM ET
Last Updated: May 04, 2017 10:52 AM ET
Fifteen people have been injured in a fire at an industrial waste treatment factory in a town close to Madrid, Spanish emergency services say.
The service said people were evacuated from schools and workplaces in a radius of 500 metres around the affected factory in Arganda del Rey, located southeast of the Spanish capital.
The fire caused several explosions and sent a dense column of smoke into the air.
The emergency services said three of the 15 injured are in serious condition.
There were no immediate details on the cause of the fire.
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