State investigators rule Marengo fire accidental
Updated: 12:20 PM CST Mar 2, 2023
State investigators rule Marengo fire accidental
Updated: 12:20 PM CST Mar 2, 2023
FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT. NEW AT NOON, STATE FIRE INVESTIGATORS SAY THE EXPLOSION THAT INJURED A DOZEN PEOPLE AT A MARENGO BIOFUELS PLANT WAS AN ACCIDENT. THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL SAYS AN UNKNOWN MECHANICAL FAILURE IGNITED FLAMMABLE VAPOR AT THE C60 PLANT IN DECEMBER. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE COMPANY WAS DISSOLVING ROOF SHINGLES WITH A CHEMICAL AT THE TIME. THE DNR AND THE IOWA TOURNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN A LEGAL BATTLE WITH THE COMPANY TO LEARN WHAT THE CHEMICALS AR
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State investigators rule Marengo fire accidental
Updated: 12:20 PM CST Mar 2, 2023
State fire investigators say the explosion that injured a dozen people at a Marengo biofuels plant was an accident. The State Fire Marshal's Office says an "unknown mechanical failure" ignited flammable vapor at the C6 Zero plant last December.Investigators say the company was dissolving roof shingles with a chemical at the time.The Iowa DNR and the Iowa Attorney General's Office have been locked in a legal battle with the company to learn what those chemicals are and to clean up the contaminated site.
MARENGO, Iowa —
State fire investigators say the explosion that injured a dozen people at a Marengo biofuels plant was an accident.
The State Fire Marshal's Office says an "unknown mechanical failure" ignited flammable vapor at the C6 Zero plant last December.
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Investigators say the company was dissolving roof shingles with a chemical at the time.
The Iowa DNR and the Iowa Attorney General's Office have been locked in a legal battle with the company to learn what those chemicals are and to clean up the contaminated site.
