Hopes of finding survivors of the powerful explosion which occurred at 8.15 in the morning at the explosives factory that belongs to the company ELTEK in Itea, Grevena. Firefighters and police who searched the area around the factory and at a sufficient distance from the site of the explosion in addition to debris, concrete and irons located human limbs belonging to the three missing persons who at that time were working in the production area of ​​the factory.
Two EMAK teams from Ioannina and Larissa have already arrived at the spot to assist in the investigations and according to the regional commander of the Fire Brigade Corella Salvation who spoke to in order to start the investigations at the point of explosion from the ladders of EMAK, it is necessary to first check the area for explosive remnants.
He said that the team of police firefighters from Thessaloniki had just arrived at the factory to “comb” the specific area of ​​the explosion “and when, he added, they give us the green light, the EMAK men will enter the area for investigation.
According to Archipyrachos, the destruction of the production building is complete since a half-acre building area has disappeared while pieces of iron and concrete have been hurled at the surrounding fields in the area. Regarding the causes of the explosion and whether the company followed the fire safety instructions set by the regulations Mr. Korellas stated that all this will be investigated by a special unit of the Fire Brigade that has undertaken the work of preliminary investigation.
The main building where the explosives were produced for security reasons was like “sunk” in the ground since except for the main entrance all its surfaces were covered by embankments several meters high. It should be mentioned that the warehouses of the factory, apart from material damage, ie broken windows, etc., do not face other problems, while according to the experts, the quantities of explosives or ammonia that are stored do not pose any danger.
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