A Hampshire explosion left one person dead and another critically injured Friday at WR Meadows along Industrial Drive.
HAMPSHIRE, Ill. -- One person was killed and another was critically injured in a chemical explosion Friday morning at a construction products manufacturer in Hampshire, a village in Kane County, said Hampshire Fire District Fire Chief Trevor Herrmann.
The explosion happened while workers were cleaning a tank, Herrmann added. The incident took place at about 11 a.m. at W.R. MEADOWS, INC. along Industrial Drive, Hampshire Village Manager Jay Hedges said."The whole foundation of the house just shook," said Ed Martin, who lives in Hampshire."I thought it was somebody's house."
Authorities said workers were cleaning a tank when a chemical explosion took place. The business manufactures asphalt and concrete building materials.RELATED: Bronx home explosion caught on doorbell camera in New York; 1 dead, several injuredThis isn't the first time authorities were brought to this factory. ABC7 has learned the company was cited by OSHA at least twice in the last five years.
According to documents, in 2017 an employee was cleaning a Teflon glide roller when they were pulled into the machine, fracturing an arm and receiving third degree burns.Hampshire is located about 50 miles west of Chicago in Kane County.
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