1 dead, 3 injured after carbon dioxide leak at nuclear power plant in Spain

One person died and three were injured after a carbon dioxide leak at the Asco nuclear power plant in the Spanish region of Catalonia on Wednesday.

One person has died and three have been taken to hospital after a carbon dioxide leak at the Asco nuclear power plant in the Spanish region of Catalonia, local emergency services said on Wednesday.

A fault in the plant's fire prevention system caused the gas leak, which was not linked to any radioactive material, the regional fire service posted on Twitter.