BREAKING: Court Convicts 65-Year-Old in BASF Explosion Case

5th Anniversary of Deadly Accident Approaches

Landgericht Ludwigshafen

The Regional Court has convicted the 65-year-old defendant in connection with the serious explosion at the BASF chemical plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany, on October 27, 2016.

Just days before the fifth anniversary of the disaster, which claimed the lives of five people, the court found the defendant guilty of negligent homicide.

The verdict comes nearly three years after the explosion, which remains one of the worst chemical accidents in recent German history.