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One dead in industrial accident

One person died and another was seriously injured in an industrial site accident in Durban on Monday, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said.

03 January 2011 | Sapa

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JOHANNESBURG - One person died and another was seriously injured in an industrial site accident in Durban on Monday, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said.

The pair were replacing a chemical valve in Island View when they were injured, said Netcare 911 spokesman Chris Botha.

One worker died on scene and another was taken to hospital after sustaining chemical burns to his body.

The cause of the accident was not yet known.

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