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Worker injured in explosion at Venezuela gas facility dies

By Thomson Reuters May 19, 2026 | 8:46 AM

May 19 (Reuters) – One of the workers injured in ​a large explosion ‌and fire at a gas processing facility in Venezuela’s Lake ‌Maracaibo ​on ⁠Friday died on ⁠Tuesday, according to five sources familiar with the matter.

The worker ​died in the morning at ⁠a ⁠hospital in Maracaibo, ​the capital of the ​oil-rich state of Zulia, ‌the sources said.

The fire injured six workers and ⁠caused damage to the plant. State-run oil company ⁠PDVSA ‌and the Ministry ⁠of Information ​didn’t ‌immediately respond to ​a request ⁠for comment regarding the deceased worker.

(Reporting by Reuters Newsroom; Editing by Chizu ​Nomiyama)