Three Seriously Injured in Explosion and Fire at Intel Plant in Kiryat Gat

Three workers were seriously injured in an explosion and fire at the Intel plant in Kiryat Gat’s Rabin Industrial Park and were evacuated to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba. Police said the fire was likely caused by an exploding gas cylinder. According to Magen David Adom, a man of about 50 and a man of about 30 were evacuated after resuscitation efforts. Both are in serious, unstable condition, sedated and on ventilators, with burns. A 26-year-old man is in serious but stable condition with burns to his upper body. Israel Fire and Rescue Services said firefighters have brought the blaze under control and are working to put it out completely and stop it from spreading.