Three seriously injured in explosion at Intel’s Kiryat Gat plant
Magen David Adom teams reported three people seriously injured at the chipmaker’s southern Israel facility. The cause of the explosion was not immediately known.
Three people were seriously injured in an explosion at Intel’s manufacturing facility in Kiryat Gat on Wednesday, according to an initial report received by Magen David Adom’s 101 emergency dispatch center and reports from MDA teams at the scene.
The circumstances of the explosion were not immediately clear. Further details about the condition of the injured and the cause of the incident were not immediately available.
Intel’s Kiryat Gat site is one of the company’s key manufacturing facilities in Israel. The site houses Fab 28, which manufactures processors and other chips, and is adjacent to Fab 38, a major expansion project intended to increase Intel’s advanced manufacturing capacity in the country. The company has invested billions of dollars in its Israeli operations, which are a significant part of its global manufacturing network.
Intel has not yet provided further details about the incident.
Fire and rescue crews were called to the Intel facility on Avatz Boulevard at 2:12 p.m. following reports of an explosion and heavy black smoke. Eight teams, including hazardous materials specialists, arrived at the scene to look for anyone who may have been trapped, bring the fire under control and assess the risk of exposure to dangerous substances.
Police in the Southern District said a gas cylinder may have triggered the blast. Investigators were also checking for a possible hazardous materials leak, while officers secured the area, carried out searches and managed traffic around the site.
