Three more workers found dead at German blast site

The explosion sent a large black cloud of smoke into the air (Oliver Berg/dpa via AP)

The known death toll from an explosion at a German industrial park grew to five on Thursday after authorities said the bodies of three more people were recovered from the chemical manufacturing site.

Two people are still missing following Tuesday’s explosion at the waste management facility of the Chempark industrial park, located in the city of Leverkusen, near Cologne.