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The explosion at the chemical park in Leverkusen happened last Wednesday. Photo: picture alliance/dpa | David Young
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11:19 CEST
The death toll from an explosion at a German chemical park has risen to six, Cologne prosecutors said Wednesday, after another victim was discovered under the rubble.
One person is still missing and presumed dead following the July 27th explosion, which also injured 31 people.
The cause of the blast at the chemical park’s waste incineration site in the western city of Leverkusen remains unknown.
Prosecutors in nearby Cologne have opened an investigation against unknown persons on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter and causing an explosion through negligence.
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