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    epaselect epa07211190 Members of the fire department work among the rubble left by a large explosion in a plastics factory, in the Villas Agricolas sector, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 05 December 2018. At least three people died and an indeterminate number wer injured by a large explosion that occurred today in a plastics factory in the Villas Agricolas sector, in the Dominican capital. EPA-EFE/Orlando Barría

    From efe-epaSanto Domingo

    At least four people died on Wednesday and more than 40 were injured, including a number of children, when a powerful explosion occurred at a plastics factory in the Dominican capital, authorities said.

    The blast occurred around midday at the Polyplas factory in the Villas Agricolas district of Santo Domingo and, according to different reports, a tanker that was unloading propane blew up due to a gas leak.

    For more on this story and video go to: https://www.efe.com/efe/english/world/at-least-3-dead-more-than-40-injured-in-dominican-republic-factory-blast/50000262-3834642#

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