Police recommend two people be charged with public endangerment in chemical plant fire

The police have completed an investigation into an explosion and fire at Unipetrol’s chemical plant in Záluží in the area if Litvinov in August 2015 which saw the facility shut down for repairs for almost one year. Police are recommending that two people be charged for endangering the public; the investigation suggests that the individuals in question, employees at the plant, could have limited the scope of the accident had they followed safety procedures in time. More than 40 fire fighting units, counting some 500 fire fighters in all, were called to the scene to put out the blaze; in the investigation, the police interviewed more than 100 people.

Author: Jan Velinger