Explosion at Ford plant sends workers to hospital
Ford Motor Company’s Research and Innovation Center in Detroit was rocked by a
chemical incident early Thursday afternoon that sent a number of workers to the hospital. We’re hearing
conflicting reports of exactly what went down and how many workers were injured, but that number appears to be between
3 and 5.
Early reports had an explosion at the facility, while other stories now say that a worker dropped a glass container full of ethanol, causing chemical burns to several employees.
The building was evacuated after the incident, but the facility has since been declared safe, and injuries to the workers have been declared non-life threatening.
[Sources: The Detroit News; ClickOnDetroit.com]
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Tim UF 1:49AM (4/28/2006)
ethanol itself won't cause chemical burns... unless the burn you feel after a vodka shot counts.
if ethanol itself caused chemical burns, bartending would be on the list of most hazardous jobs
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Talis 2:01AM (4/28/2006)
That kinda sucks...
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Razib Ahmed 7:06AM (4/28/2006)
Poor the workers. We all pray that they recover in the shortest possible time. I hope that you will posat regular update to this incident in this blog.
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Mal Fuller 11:15AM (4/28/2006)
"....but that number appears to be between 3 and 5." MUST be 4 then!
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bernie 11:57AM (4/28/2006)
They were cooking the books.
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Tom 2:01PM (4/28/2006)
number between 3 and 5...
It's like people saying "it increased by 2 times normal(1x + 2x = 3x)" instead of "it's 2 times as high as normal (1 x 2 = 2x).
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