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.
Updated: 11:52 AM PDT, April 09, 2021
The second-alarm fire that took place at Yenkin-Majestic Paints, located on Leonard Avenue, started around midnight on Thursday..
One person was killed and eight were injured in a massive explosion at a family-owned 101-year-old Ohio paint factory Thursday.
The second alarm fire at Yenkin-Majestic Paints, located on Leonard Avenue, started around midnight on Thursday. Approximately 40 employees were inside the building at the time the fire started. Many were able to evacuate on their own, while others had to be rescued by fire crews. Two employees who had been trapped inside the building and had to be extricated were transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition, the Columbus Division of Fire First Fire Department said in a Facebook post.
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.
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