Explosion at Ohio ethanol plant in loading area; three workers injured, one airlifted to burn center

In Ohio, an explosion occurred at the American AG Fuels plant in Defiance. The cause of the explosion is not known, but it happened in the loading area of the plant. Three workers were injured, including one who was airlifted to a Toledo-area burn center. The blast broke windows of local residents, but no other damages were reported.

The incident was the 25th ethanol-related fire or disaster in the past six years. A full list of ethanol fires can be found here.

In Colorado last week, a train derailed at Windsor. The derailment occurred on a section of track that had been repaired following previous derailments, and involved an empty ethanol tank car.

In Ohio earlier this month, an ethanol train derailed, caught fire, exploded and forced the evacuation of 1300 homes of people from their homes. Thirty of the 112 cars derailed, including eight that carried the ethanol that caught fire. The train carried one tanker of liquefied petroleum gas, which did not catch fire. The train was bound for Buffalo.

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