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Two men die in workplace accident in Bergvik
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Two middle-aged men died in a workplace accident in Bergvik, Söderhamn municipality, on Tuesday. The incident occurred shortly after lunch when a tractor tire exploded, according to reports to SVT. The village is in shock and mourning, with the church open for support.
An explosion occurred on Monday afternoon at the Elkem Silicone factory in Saint-Fons, near Lyon, injuring at least four people, three of them seriously burned. The fire was brought under control in the evening, and confinement measures were lifted with no reported toxicity risk. The Rhône prefecture deployed a major emergency response at this Seveso-classified site.