At Least 3 Dead and 4 Missing in an Explosion at Hydroelectric Plant Near Bologna

At Least 3 Dead and 4 Missing in an Explosion at Hydroelectric Plant Near Bologna
Firefighters vehicles on the site of an explosion occurred at the hydroelectric plant at the Suviana Dam in Italy on April 9, 2024. Michele Nucci/LaPresse via AP
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MILAN—An explosion Tuesday at a hydroelectric plant in northern Italy killed at least three workers and seriously injured five others, a regional fire chief said. At least four other people were missing.

The blast occurred between 30 and 60 meters (between 100 and 200 feet) below the water level at the Bergi plant in the Apennine Mountains south of Bologna. The explosion collapsed two levels of the underground structure, provoked a fire and caused flooding, regional fire chief Francesco Notaro told SKY TG24.