Second man dies after blast as construction worker killed

THE explosion and fire at the Tarbert Power Station claimed a second life with the death, last night, of a 49-year-old Co Kerry father-of-four.

Michael Healy, 49, an electrical installation supervisor at the plant, died at the burns treatment unit at Cork University Hospital, exactly one week after the accident. A third staff member, caught in the blast, remains in a stable condition at the hospital.

Meanwhile, an industrial accident in Cork yesterday claimed the life of a worker aged in his 30s. The man, who was not named last night, was the seventh construction worker to die in Ireland this year.