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Explosion at Indiana furniture plant injures
Friday, January 9, 2009 11:06 AM PST
JASPER, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say six people were hurt in an explosion and fire at a furniture factory in the southern Indiana city of Jasper.
A spokeswoman at Jasper Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center says none of the injuries are life threatening.
Fire Chief Kenny Hochgesang (HOKE’-sang) says the explosion this morning at the Indiana Laminate plant caused a fire that has been extinguished. He says some walls collapsed. What caused the explosion is unclear.
The first 911 call came into police at 7:19 a.m.
Jasper is about 50 miles northeast of Evansville. |