[MinervaXXIV]

In November 2019, seven people were involved in a violent explosion that occurred within a fireworks factory: five of them were workers engaged in the installation of sliding gates to the factory buildings according to the latest safety regulations; the other two were administrative employees.

The factory consisted of a total of 16 buildings: Buildings number 6 and 7 were completely destroyed by the explosion, and building number 8 also caught fire (Figs. 1 and 2); all the other buildings were affected by minor damages.



Fig. 1 Satellite overview of the buildings of the fireworks factory (a), with a detail of buildings no. 7 (b) and 8 (c), destroyed by both the explosion and fire.


Fig. 2 a and b Detail of the buildings involved in the explosion, two of which (buildings no. 6 and 7) completely destroyed. The cadavers of subjects 1 and 2 (c and d) were recovered near building 7.


Three workers and an employee died immediately: The corpses of two of the three workers, subjects 1 and 2, were found nearby the buildings number 6 and 7; several body parts of the third worker (subject 3) were spread not only in the area surrounding the same buildings, but also in the surroundings of building number 8 and beyond (Figs. 1a and 2); the employee’s corpse, subject 4, was found quite completely charred in proximity of building number 8. A fourth worker, subject 5, died while transported in severe conditions to the nearest hospital, while the second employee and the last worker, subjects 6 and 7, were transported to the hospital reporting major burns, minor fractures and other minor lesions and, once undergone adequate care, were discharged.


Prior to autopsies, 3D CT scans were performed in subjects 1, 2, 4 and 5 both for a better understanding of the internal lesions and to detect the eventual presence of retained foreign bodies and/or unexploded ordnances (Figs. 3a and 4a).



Fig. 3 Subject no. 1: 3D CT scan (a) and details of the lesions detected on external inspection (b and c).


Widespread fractures were present in each case. Lacerations, abrasions, burns from II to III degree and charred areas were detected on all subjects (Figs. 2c and d, 3b and c, 4b and c).



Fig. 4 Subject no. 2: 3D CT scan (a) and details of the lesions detected on external inspection (b and c).

*CT and autopsy images included for subjects 1 and 2 only.

[WonderMomma]

Interesting and informative post. What country did this occur in?

Great post.

[TheCruxofBag]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

Interesting and informative post. What country did this occur in?

Great post.

Sicily, Italy

[twayblade]

Crispy

[Pyramid_Head]

They got absolutely destroyed.

[ChristySD]

Subject 3 realllly got fucked up

[murofhsirgo]

Zero chance in hell