DELAWARE (AP) — Fire officials in Delaware say five workers have been injured in a foundry explosion.
Liberty Castings explosion sends 5 patients to the hospital. pic.twitter.com/keUMk4lBAq
— Delaware Ohio FD (@DelawareOhioFD) August 22, 2018
Officials say the fire at Liberty Casting Company in Delaware was already extinguished when crews responded to the scene around 10 p.m. Tuesday.
City of Delaware Fire Chief John Donahue says four people were taken to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and another person was airlifted to Grady Memorial Hospital. Donahue says the workers suffered burns but their conditions weren’t known.
According to the company’s website, they specialize in “gray, ductile and high alloy iron casting.”
No further details were immediately available. The cause of the explosion is under investigation.