An explosion at a metal manufacturing plant in Bedford, Ohio on Feb. 20 killed one person and injured 13 others. Footage showed firefighters trying to extinguish the blaze at the I. Schumann [.]
(Reuters) -An explosion tore through an Ohio metals plant on Monday, scattering molten metal and debris that rained down on neighboring buildings and injuring at least 14 people, mostly with burns, officials and witnesses said. The explosion at the I. Schumann & Co. metals plant in Bedford drew fire departments from throughout northeast Ohio. Oakwood Fire Department Captain Brian DiRocco addressed the media on scene, saying 13 people were taken to hospital, many of them with burn wounds, and one more was being treated on site.
The man who was killed in an explosion at a metal manufacturing plant in Bedford, Ohio Monday afternoon has been identified as Steve Mullins, a nearly 30-year veteran employee of the plant.
An explosion at a metal recycling plant near Bedford, Ohio, Monday sent molten slag and debris airborne, injuring at least 12 workers on-site and leading to the death of another in the hospital.