Union reports explosion, fire at ArcelorMittal Italia

An explosion and then a fire erupted at continuous casting machine No2 at ArcelorMittal Italia on April 5, trade union USB said.

No workers were injured during the incident, the union said.
Market sources told Fastmarkets that ArcelorMittal claims the fire did not have an impact on production.
The steelmaker did not reply to Fastmarkets' request for comment by the time of publication.

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