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Turkish national among dead in blast at German chemical site
A Turkish national who went missing after a recent explosion at a chemical site in Germany has died, his family confirmed on Aug. 1.
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Erdoğan Sarıkaya is among the five victims of the July 27 blast in western German city of Leverkusen.
Germany: Day after Huge Explosion in Leverkusen, 2 Dead, 4 Missing and Many Injured
Firefighters prevented a second explosion at a chemical plant in the western German city of Leverkusen after the first one happened in a solvent container.
This was announced by the Minister of the Interior of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia Herbert Royle, quoted by DPA.