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The same metallic material that sent at least five people to the hospital Tuesday after an explosion and fire at a north-side foundry is used by countless others to soothe an ...
A truck trailer loaded with salvaged magnesium chips was set afire Tuesday afternoon and exploded into white-hot flames, forcing the evacuation of nearly 200 workers from two factories and resident… ...
A magnesium fire at a recycling plant burned out of control Friday night, spewing wind-driven toxic fumes and forcing authorities to evacuated several thousand people from their homes. ANDERSON ...
Fire destroys magnesium plant in Dixmoor, Illinois A massive fire destroyed a magnesium plant overnight in Chicago's south suburbs.
EPA monitors and company officials were in Dixmoor Thursday after a fire destroyed Chicago Magnesium Casting on South Seeley Avenue.
PETOSKEY—Quick action by employees, follow-up work by firefighters, and safety measures implemented after a fire last winter all were all key in preventing a second major magnesium-fueled blaze ...
Eaton Rapids fire chief says he was inside area of main plant about 15 minutes before initial blast in plant's tunnel area.
Magnesium burns a white light and is hard to extinguish. Springfield Fire Department spokesman Dennis Leger told 22News firefighters worked for 2 hours to contain the flames until they burned out.
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Firefighters are working to make sure a blaze that erupted at a magnesium factory in south suburban Dixmoor overnight stays out. Crews had the fire under control by early Thursday morning and it ...
A huge magnesium-fueled fire in a Maywood industrial park has kept Los Angeles County firefighters at bay for the better part of Tuesday morning, officials said.
The Eaton Rapids factory's fire suppression system put water in molten magnesium, creating a bomb.