Temporary lay-offs and reduced hours were today announced for 61 employees at a chemical plant where a worker was recently killed in an explosion.

THE man who was killed in yesterday’s chemical explosion was described by friends and co-workers as a perfect gentleman with a passion for golf.

TWO separate investigations are under way after an explosion at a chemical plant in Cork yesterday.

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