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Firefighters and state officials did not know exactly what the solvent used at the recycler was, not how much of it was stored on site.

MARENGO, Iowa (AP) -- An explosion and fire at an agricultural plant Thursday in eastern Iowa injured more than a dozen people and led to and an

More than a dozen people were injured, smoke billowed for miles and part of the city of 2,400 was evacuated Thursday after the explosion.

At least one person was in serious condition at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics burn unit, Marengos police chief said.

For weeks before blasts tore through a Marengo recycler and injured at least five people and caused nearby evacuations Thursday, public safety officials have been trying to get the company to disclose what hazardous chemicals were on site.

AP/Lang 12/9/22 Firefighters have finally extinguished a fire that tore through an asphalt shingle recycling plant at Marengo and sent almost a half-dozen

A massive fire led to the destruction of an Iowa plant and forced nearby residents to evacuate for part of a day.

Lang 12/10/22 Marengo's police chief says first responders had been unsuccessfully trying to determine which chemicals were stored at the site of an explosion

More than a dozen people were injured, smoke billowed for miles and part of the city of 2,400 was evacuated Thursday after the explosion.

Firefighters have extinguished a fire that tore through an asphalt shingle recycling plant at Marengo in east-central Iowa.