Second worker dies after Bologna warehouse blast

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 24 - A second worker has died after being taken to hospital following an explosion in a warehouse near Bologna Wednesday, medical sources said.
    The two victims were identified as Lorenzo Cubello, 37, and Fabio Tosi, 34, both from Bologna.
    The violent explosion, reportedly caused by a compressor, occurred around 5:20 pm in a factory in via Persicetana Vecchia, in the Borgo Panigale area of Bologna at a warehouse of 'Toyota Material Handling', a multinational that deals with goods handling.
    Meanwhile, following the fatal incident, the Bologna chapters of leading metalworkers' unions Fiom-Cgil, Fim-Cisl and Uilm-Uil have organized a one-day strike on Friday, October 25, to protest against work-related deaths.
    Earlier this month, Inail said that 680 fatal work-related accidents were reported to it in the first eight months of 2024, a rise of 3.5% on the equivalent period in 2023.
    The national labour accidents and occupational illness agency said 386,554 reports of accidents were submitted to it in total in the January-August period, up 0.9% compared to the same period in 2023. (ANSA).