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Intel Kiryat Gat explosion killed two workers and injured a third; a gas cylinder malfunction during a truck-to-tank transfer is suspected.
The explosion occurred as two trucks were unloading nitrogen into tanks at the facility. One truck had completed its delivery when the blast hit during the transfer from the second truck.
A 49-year-old man died Thursday from injuries sustained in Wednesday’s blast, which also killed a gas technician and left a third worker in serious condition. Police suspect a gas cylinder exploded during unloading operations.