Chemical Factory Explosion in Czech Republic Cost 6 Lives

 An explosion in a chemical factory in the Czech Republic has killed six people.

The blast happened about at a Unipetrol facility in the town of Kralupy nad Vltavou, north of the capital, Prague.

Vladimira Kerekova, spokeswoman for regional firefighters, says an unspecified number of people were also injured in the blast Thursday.

Petr Holecek, the town’s mayor, told Czech public television a tank with an unspecified substance exploded. Speaking from the site of the explosion, Holecek said he believed there was no danger to the town.

Another firefighter spokesman, Petr Svoboda, said there’s no danger of further explosions at the site. He says at least two of those injured have been transported to a hospital.