Explosion at Spanish Plant Leaves 2 Dead, 250 Kids Evacuated

Explosion at Spanish Plant Leaves 2 Dead, 250 Kids Evacuated
Firefighter vehicle and smoke billowing in the background from a biodiesel plant in the municipality of Calahorra, Spain, on May 26, 2022. Spanish Police Handout via Reuters/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
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MADRID—An explosion hit a biodiesel production plant in northern Spain on Thursday, killing two people and forcing the evacuation of 250 children who had been on a field trip nearby, police said Thursday.

Police video of the explosion showed flames engulfing the plant in the northern region of La Rioja, sending large plumes of black smoke into the sky. The two people killed were both workers at the plant, said police.