Molasses Vat Explodes, Killing 4 Polish Workers
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WARSAW — A vat of boiling molasses exploded in a Polish sugar refinery Saturday, killing four people and injuring 12, PAP news agency said.
The explosion blew the vat 65 feet into the air, spilling boiling syrup at the Glogow refinery in southwest Poland. It was not immediately clear what caused the explosion.
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