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Dutch chemical barge explodes on canal
Sun 25 July, 2004 11:57
BERLIN (Reuters) - A Dutch-registered chemical tanker barge has exploded on a canal in Germany, killing one, believed to be the ship's captain, and injuring six, including his wife and two children, police say.
The blast early on Sunday came after the barge had discharged its load of naphtha in Essen in northwestern Germany, and had moored for the night in the Rhein-Herne canal, a spokesman for Essen police said.
The strength of the blast blew out windows in nearby buildings. It was not known what caused the explosion, he said.German television showed the barge's tanks reduced to twisted metal but the vessel remained afloat.
The single-engine propeller plane crashed about 4:15 p.m. at New Garden Airport, about 20 miles southwest of Philadelphia in Chester County, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Jim Peters said.
Peters said the Piper Arrow PA28 had been performing touch-and-go landings, in which a plane touches down on the runway and immediately takes off again.
“When he was departing, he struck the left side of the hangar on the last touch-and-go he attempted,” Peters said.
The National Transportation Safety Board had been called to the scene to investigate.
The pilot and three passengers were believed to be related, but their names had not been released Sunday evening, Peters said.
I wonder if it was sabotage?