According to the Hungarian prime minister, Energy Minister Istvan Kapitany is heading to the scene along with the MOL CEO

Three of them are in critical condition

According to the Hungarian prime minister, Energy Minister Istvan Kapitany is heading to the scene along with the MOL CEO

The blast hit the Olefin 1 unit during a restart at the MOL Petrolkémia site, sparking a fire that was later contained by firefighters.

An explosion at Hungarian oil and gas group MOL's MOLB.BU petrochemical plant in Tiszaujvaros, eastern Hungary, has killed one person and injured several others, the company said…

According to the company’s executive chairman Zsolt Hernadi, the Olefin 1 plant, where the explosion occurred, was undergoing repairs and was effectively not in operation