Explosion rocks Chicago biodiesel plant
An explosion shook Columbus Foods’ biodiesel plant in Chicago, US, on 17 July, injuring two people.
The injured victims, a truck driver and a plant worker, were taken to hospital for treatment. Other workers at the plant exposed to chemicals that rained on them after the blast were reportedly decontaminated.
Police and fire investigators blamed the explosion to the mixture of wrong chemicals in a 20-foot mixing tank. The plant itself stores up to 40,000 pounds of biodiesel fuel.
The 8:45 a.m. explosion also damaged the plant and forced the temporary evacuation of buildings around the plant in North Albany Avenue and the temporary closure of roads leading to the blast site.
Nineteen people at a Metra train yard in West Chicago Avenue were also exposed to smoke from the explosion and were taken to a hospital. They were later pronounced in good condition.
Metra train service was temporarily stopped at the Milwaukee District North Line and Milwaukee District West Line.
The injured victims, a truck driver and a plant worker, were taken to hospital for treatment. Other workers at the plant exposed to chemicals that rained on them after the blast were reportedly decontaminated.
Police and fire investigators blamed the explosion to the mixture of wrong chemicals in a 20-foot mixing tank. The plant itself stores up to 40,000 pounds of biodiesel fuel.
The 8:45 a.m. explosion also damaged the plant and forced the temporary evacuation of buildings around the plant in North Albany Avenue and the temporary closure of roads leading to the blast site.
Nineteen people at a Metra train yard in West Chicago Avenue were also exposed to smoke from the explosion and were taken to a hospital. They were later pronounced in good condition.
Metra train service was temporarily stopped at the Milwaukee District North Line and Milwaukee District West Line.
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