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Blast At Ohio Metals Plant Sends At Least 13 To Hospitals
OAKWOOD VILLAGE, Ohio – Authorities said an explosion at a metals plant in Ohio on Monday started a large fire and sent more than a dozen people to hospitals, with at least two in critical condition.
Just before 3 p.m., emergency crews were called to the I. Schumann & Co. copper alloy company in the Cleveland suburb of Oakwood Village. The explosion shook the ground and scattered debris for several hundred yards, causing damage to several vehicles, while the fire sent smoke billowing into the sky in a cloud visible for miles.
According to Oakwood Fire Captain Brian DiRocco, 13 people were transferred to various area hospitals, and another patient was still being evaluated.
People evacuated By Helicopter In Ohio
One person had to be rescued from the rubble and treated while being transported to a medical helicopter in Ohio.
Several people were burned, but all plant employees were safe, and the fire was under control, with crews mopping up hot spots, he said.
I. Schumann & Co. LLC, a fourth-generation family-owned and managed company, “recycles and trades a wide variety of scrap and produces brass and bronze alloys in ingot and pellet forms,” according to the company’s website.
MetroHealth spokesperson Dorsena Koonce stated that four people were being treated, two of whom were critically ill. According to a University Hospitals official, seven patients are being treated at Ahuja Medical Center in Ohio, but their conditions are unknown.
SOURCE – (AP)