Fatal explosion ‘one of worst’ industry accidents

An explosion that killed one employee and seriously injured another at a chemical plant was described as one of the worst in the history of the pharmaceutical industry in Ireland.

Cork Circuit Court heard an ambulance that carried a body from the scene was so “chemically contaminated”, it was decommissioned afterwards.

The sentencing hearing against Corden Pharma Ltd, trading as Corden Pharmachem, will continue before Judge Patrick J Moran today.