News Formal

One person dead, one injured in explosion at Seneca Petroleum Company refinery in Lemont

  • 📰 chicagotribune
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 12 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 8%
  • Publisher: 91%

United States News News

United States United States Latest News,United States United States Headlines

One person died and one was injured in an explosion Tuesday morning at the Seneca Petroleum Company refinery at 12460 New Ave. in the Lemont area, Will County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Kathy Hoffmeyer said.

About 10 a.m., an asphalt tank exploded at the refinery, Hoffmeyer said.

One person died in the explosion, and one injured person was transported to Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox.Several fire departments responded to the scene and had extinguished the fire by 10:30 a.m., Hoffmeyer said.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Update: OSHA has opened an investigation into Seneca Petroleum Company and a contractor on the site.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 8. in US

United States United States Latest News, United States United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann drops out of final Dead and Company tourThe group said that Kreutzmann's exit was not related to his health and added that he is not retiring from music.
Source: TODAYshow - 🏆 389. / 55 Read more »