One killed, eight hurt after Ohio paint plant blast Elisha Fieldstadt and Kurt Chirbas
One person was killed and eight people were hurt in an explosion and second-alarm fire at an Ohio paint plant early Thursday.
About 40 employees were working just after midnight when the blast occurred in one of five buildings on Yenkin-Majestic Paint s campus in Columbus, officials said.
While most of the employees came out of the building as firefighters arrived on the scene, authorities learned two were trapped, according to Columbus Division of Fire Battalion Chief Steve Martin.
They were eventually rescued and taken to Ohio State University Hospital with critical injuries, he said. Six others were stable.
Paint plant explosion leaves one person unaccounted for and several injured
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An explosion at a paint manufacturing facility in Ohio left several injured, two critically, and one person unaccounted for, according officials in Columbus.
Firefighters who responded just after midnight to reports of an explosion were met by five employees evacuating the building who were transported to hospitals in stable condition, City of Columbus assistant public information officer Rebecca Diehm said Thursday.
Two people who were trapped in the building were removed and transported in critical condition to Ohio State University Hospital, Diehm said.
Authorities looking for staff inside the facility determined one person was missing and after “a thorough search of the building,” said “that person has yet to be located.”
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