At least four workers were taken to hospital and one was unaccounted for after a chemical explosion rocked an industrial park in Massachusetts in the early hours of Thursday morning, officials say.
Emergency personnel respond to a chemical explosion at an industrial park in Massachusetts on May 4, 2023.At least four workers were taken to hospital and one was unaccounted for after a chemical explosion rocked an industrial park inFire crews responded to reports of an explosion at 9 Opportunity Way in Newburyport, about 45 miles north of Boston, at around 12:45 a.m., the Newbury Fire Department said in a news release early Thursday morning.
Upon arrival, firefighters saw that an industrial-sized vat from inside the building appeared to have been thrown at least 30 feet onto an adjacent parking lot as a result of the explosion, the department said. At least five workers were inside the building at the time of the explosion, it said. Four were taken to a local hospital, where they were treated and released.The building suffered major structural damage, which prevented firefighters and technical rescue crews from entering the building to begin a search, it said.
A company called Seqens, which describes itself on its website as a"contract drug substance manufacturer,"websiteNBC News was not immediately able to independently confirm the company's location and Seqens did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Josh Cradduck
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