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2010-03-23 06:17:54 - Explosion - USA EDIS CODE: EX-20100323-25426-USA
Date & Time: 2010-03-23 06:17:54 [UTC]
Area: USA, State of illinois, Lyondell Plant, Tuscola Not confirmed information! Description: People in Tuscola woke up to a loud blast and sirens this morning. There was an explosion at the Lyondell Plant off Route 36. It happened before 9 AM. The company makes ethanol and other chemicals. The noise woke people up out of bed. Witnesses say they were expecting a disaster. "You hear all this roaring, like a freight train you know. And this huge big ball of fire," said Donna Kilburn. She was working at her desk right across the street when she saw and heard the chaos. It almost sounds like an earthquake. Things falling, windows rumbling," she said. She looked across the street to see a stack on fire, with black smoke billowing toward the sky. " I started opening the door and backtracking. I was gonna go hide behind the building. it was that scared," she said. Firefighters rushed to teh scene of the explosion. Witnesses watched, scared for the workers inside. Everyone made it out safely. A company spokesperson said workers were prepared for an emergency. Now investigators will work to figure out what sparked the explosion.
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