Death toll from hydroelectric plant blast in Italy rises to 7

By Burak Bir

LONDON (AA) - The death toll from this week’s explosion at a hydroelectric power plant in northern Italy has risen to seven, local media reported on Friday.

This came after the body of the last missing person was recovered, according to the state-run ANSA news agency.

On Tuesday, an explosion occurred underground at Enel Green Power's Bargi hydroelectric plant on Lake Suviana, near Bologna, leaving three people dead, five injured and four others missing.

The bodies of the three of the missing people were recovered on Thursday.

Hundreds of union workers on Thursday march to protest the disaster, which is the latest in a long series of deadly workplace accidents in the country.

Following the deadly incident, Bologna Chief Prosecutor Giuseppe Amato said a probe would look into "procurement and subcontracting," an issue the unions say is a major factor.

"These are sub-contract deaths," said Bologna CGIL Secretary Michele Bulgarelli.