Friday, February 08, 2008

'Sugar dust' blast tears through factory

From the Fairfax Digital
Friday, February 8, 2008

February 8, 2008 - 5:02PM
A massive explosion has ripped through a sugar refinery in the US state of Georgia, with 38 people rushed to hospital, most in critical condition. At least six people remain unaccounted for, authorities said, although no fatalities had been reported so far. A fire has taken hold, apparently started by a blast in a bagging room at the Imperial Sugar company plant in Port Wentworth, a suburb of Savannah, police said. (Click here for video)

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