Dredge Explosion Kills At Least One Worker. Manaus, Brazil
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The victim, a man aged fifty four years old (name not released), had been aboard the raft, and was repairing it when it exploded.
According to information which was passed on by the prospectors, the victim of the explosion tried to repair the dredger that would have been destroyed by the Brazilian Army in a military action on the spot.
There were two other people on the raft who also lived on the dredge and it is not known whether they were present at the time of the accident. The victim was blown apart, limbs strewn and would have been killed instantaneously. His body was collected and was taken away for an autopsy. Family are thought to have been informed
The Brazilian Navy is investigating the occurrence
According to information which was passed on by the prospectors, the victim of the explosion tried to repair the dredger that would have been destroyed by the Brazilian Army in a military action on the spot.
There were two other people on the raft who also lived on the dredge and it is not known whether they were present at the time of the accident. The victim was blown apart, limbs strewn and would have been killed instantaneously. His body was collected and was taken away for an autopsy. Family are thought to have been informed
The Brazilian Navy is investigating the occurrence
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