Fire sprinkers, smoke detectors at Marengo blast site weren't working
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.
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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, Marengo's 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.