Mekorot plant in Israel. Photo: wiki commons.

Ynet – One person was killed and nine others were injured on Monday after a blast occurred during maintenance work on a Mekorot drilling facility in the central Arava region. The nine include one person in critical condition; three in serious condition and five others who were lightly wounded.

Magen David Adom reported that the blast occurred nine kilometers south of Ein Yahav.

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