The spokesperson said the plant was not operational at the time of the explosion.
/Gray News) - One employee is dead, while another employee, along with three contractors, were sent to the hospital on Monday after an explosion at the Green Plains Ethanol Plant in Wood River.
The employee was fatally injured at the facility “during routine maintenance and repairs on a whole stillage tank,” said a Green Plains spokesperson.Hall County Emergency Manager Jon Rosenlund told KSNB that just before 2:45 p.m., a 911 came into the dispatch center about the explosion Rosenlund said Wood River Fire and EMS along with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched. He deferred all questions to the sheriff’s office, who were still on the scene around 3:30 p.m.
The second employee and three contractors on site who were injured are receiving medical treatment, the company said. “We send our thoughts, prayers, and condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of our employee,” the spokesperson said.This is the same facility where a fire was reported on
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