A worker killed at a petroleum plant explosion in Lemont has been identified as a wrestling coach at Victor Andrew High School in Tinley Park.
District 230 released a statement saying, "It is with a heavy heart that we learned of the loss of Dru Worker. Dru tragically died in an oil refinery explosion in Lemont earlier today. As a VJA assistant wrestling coach, Dru worked to grow our T-Bolts on and off the mats. He helped instill confidence and sportsmanship in our T-Bolts. Our deepest condolences to the Worker family."
"Man, it's going to be rough, but we got to be strong at stick together," said Edward Ortiz, Bulldogs coach."It's going to be a loss in the community. Somebody who volunteers their time, you know, especially with the kids. It's going to be rough for the kids. I feel for them," he said. One person was killed and another injured in a fire and explosion at a petroleum plant in south suburban Lemont Tuesday morning, the Will County Sheriff's Office said.The sheriff's office said an explosion possibly took place in an asphalt tank at the Seneca Petroleum plant. One person was killed in the fire and another was transported to Silver Cross Hospital.
"Dru was a State Champion for the Bulldogs and an All-State wrestler at Mt. Carmel. He was currently an assistant coach at Andrew High School, and was helping wrestlers in Freestyle and Greco as recently as practice last night. We will miss you Dru. Our hearts go out to the Worker family," they wrote.
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