FLORENCE, Italy (REUTERS) - An explosion at an industrial cistern in the Tuscan port of Livorno, one of Italy's biggest passenger and commercial harbours, killed two people on Wednesday (March 28), an official said. The shore tank, which was located in the Neri industrial depot specialized in the storage of liquids, is said to have contained the flammable substance ethyl acetate. The two men killed are believed to have been carrying out maintenance near the unit, which had reportedly been emptied. The area around the tank was evacuated and teams of firefighters were on hand, though no fire was reported.
A tank containing ethyl acetate explodes in a port in Livorno, Italy, killing two people.