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German blast site death toll rises to six

Ulrike HofsaehsAAP
German police are continuing to search the Chempark site in Leverkusen after a blast last week.
Camera IconGerman police are continuing to search the Chempark site in Leverkusen after a blast last week. Credit: EPA

Another body has been found close to where an explosion occurred at a chemical waste incineration plant in the western German city of Leverkusen one week after the accident.

The victim has been identified, a spokeswoman for the public prosecutor's office in Cologne said on Tuesday.

At least six people were killed by the powerful explosion and, according to the Cologne police, one person is still missing.

Cologne police are continuing to search the large Chempark site in Leverkusen.

The public prosecutor's office is investigating unknown persons on suspicion of negligent homicide and negligent causing of an explosion.

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The plant's operator, Currenta, has said that the clean-up and recovery work is likely to take some time.

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