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1st LD Writethru: 3 killed, 2 injured in leather factory accident in Germany's Hesse: media

Xinhua
17 Apr 2026, 00:45 GMT+

BERLIN, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and two others seriously injured in an accident at a leather factory in Runkel, a town in the German state of Hesse, on Thursday, according to German media outlet FOCUS Online.

Carbon dioxide poisoning is being considered a possible cause of the incident, the report said, adding that further investigations are underway.

The two injured have been transported to hospital.

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