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1 dead, multiple injured in explosion at Ohio manufacturing plant: Officials

1 dead, multiple injured in explosion at Ohio manufacturing plant: Officials

One person was killed and multiple others were injured in a fiery explosion at a manufacturing plant in Ohio, according to a local official.

Steven Mullins, a 46-year-old man from North Ridgeville, Ohio, was found dead at the scene, said Christopher Harris, external affairs manager of the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office.

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The Monday afternoon explosion took place at I. Schumann & Co., which manufactures brass and bronze alloy, in Oakwood, Ohio, according to Cleveland ABC affiliate WEWS.

Firefighters were able to get the blaze under control.

PHOTO: A vehicle sits under a pile of rubble at the I. Schumann & Co. metals plant after an explosion at the factory in Bedford, Ohio, Feb. 20, 2023. (Aaron Josefczyk/Reuters)
PHOTO: A vehicle sits under a pile of rubble at the I. Schumann & Co. metals plant after an explosion at the factory in Bedford, Ohio, Feb. 20, 2023. (Aaron Josefczyk/Reuters)

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There were "multiple burn victims" from inside the plant taken to the hospital, Bedford Heights Police Department Sgt. Robert Majer told ABC News.

PHOTO: Smoke billows from the I. Schumann & Co. metals plant after an explosion at the factory in Bedford, Ohio, Feb. 20, 2023. (Aaron Josefczyk/Reuters)
PHOTO: Smoke billows from the I. Schumann & Co. metals plant after an explosion at the factory in Bedford, Ohio, Feb. 20, 2023. (Aaron Josefczyk/Reuters)

WEWS initially reported that 14 people were injured, including one critically.

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