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| Ohio Metal Manufacturing Plant Explodes, Sending Multiple People To Hospital |
| 2023-02-21 |
| [DAILYWIRE] Several people were sent to a hospital for burns Monday after a metal factory in the Cleveland area of Ohio went up in flames, creating a large plume of smoke from the building. Local media reported witnesses heard a big “boom” shortly after 2:00 p.m. at the I Schumann & Co. metal and paint plant in Oakwood Village, which produces copper alloys, in Bedford, Ohio. Several ambulances and authorities raced to the scene to rescue victims and contain the fire. A local Fox affiliate confirmed authorities transported multiple people to the MetroHealth Medical Center hospital. News helicopters flying over the scene witness fire and a large plume of smoke coming from the building, which firefighters reportedly have under control. Several videos posted on social media show debris surrounding the scene and fire-damaged vehicles nearby. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #14 IIRC, Iacocco's rep took a hit as well. I thought he got into some trouble...cocaine? |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2023-02-21 21:28 |
| #13 He was the Jack Welch of his times. Lately, Welch's rep is taking a beating. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-02-21 16:33 |
| #12 Ref #10; Chrysler bailout was a very controversial issue at the time. Iacocco (name from the past) did a lot of arm twisting with congresscritters. The loan was paid back in full as I remember it. Chrysler workers would have elected Iacocco emperor of the world after what he did. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-02-21 16:31 |
| #11 ^^ And to pile on, the old Ford plant nearby...so much of it is just gone. Times definitely be a'changin'. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2023-02-21 14:20 |
| #10 ^ Funny, I lived in Westmoreland County, PeeAye, growing up, and in New Stanton was the Chrysler plant that the gummint built after the Iacocca era bailout. Chrysler left and VW came in. VW left and Sony came in. Each time, there were "tax breaks," but nothing ever caught on there. Sony actually built a glass plant there to make TV picture tubes right before TVs stopped having picture tubes. There's a successful industrial park on the other side of RT-119 there, but most of the facility described above is old, empty and falling apart. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-02-21 14:17 |
| #9 ^^ Used to be called the "tank plant"...was empty for years, and the city tried in vain to get Volkswagen to move in, but VW opted for Mexico. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2023-02-21 14:10 |
| #8 When I was going to CWRU in the late 70s, the "tank factory" in Cleveland still existed, though it was not operating. "The Flats" was still an old industrial area. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-02-21 13:55 |
| #7 It is a foundry about 20 minutes south of Cleveland. Much of the industry in the state has moved out of the cities into some areas with lots of small medium companies doing good business. Short of other info a foundry accident is not normal but neither is it as unusual as the rash of food processing mishaps. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-02-21 13:49 |
| #6 It exploded in solidarity with East Palestine. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2023-02-21 13:48 |
| #5 It seems there have been several fires lately at warehouses and food processing plants. At what point do we begin to suspect sabotage? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2023-02-21 11:55 |
| #4 Irwin Allen, you're needed...in Ohio! |
| Posted by: Heavy G 2023-02-21 11:52 |
| #2 Was it the water? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-02-21 05:19 |
| #1 Someone please investigate that ringing noise. It could be a telephone. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-02-21 02:09 |