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Article

16 Apr 2011

Author:
Joanna Impey, Deutsche Welle

German steelmaker boss jailed over fatal Italian plant fire

An Italian court has convicted the head of ThyssenKrupp's Italian steel unit, along with other managers, over the deaths of seven workers in a fire at its Turin plant [in 2007]...The chief executive of German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp's Italian unit was sentenced to 16.5 years in jail…The fire was one of the worst in Italy and sparked a public debate over health and safety regulations…The Italian court also...fined the company 1 million euros ($1.45 million)…The steelmaker called the verdict against Espenhahn "incomprehensible and inexplicable," adding that its attorneys would look into what can be done about it. "We are totally unsatisfied and we will appeal," defense lawyer Cesare Zaccone said after the verdict.