10 Die in Venezuela Blast
Associated Press
CARACAS, Venezuela —
The state oil company has halted some of its operations after a fire and explosion killed at least 10 people at a natural gas processing plant in western Venezuela, officials said Friday.
The Maraven subsidiary, which operates the Lama plant on Lake Maracaibo, said that in addition, eight people were missing and 11 injured in Thursday’s accident.
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