Plant explosion kills 18

Saturday, September 22, 2001

TOULOUSE, France -- When they heard the huge blast, many people thought it was a terror attack. But the explosion that ripped through a chemical fertilizer plant on Friday, killing 18 people and injuring 200, was most likely an accident, officials said.

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