A worker is missing after an explosion at a Massachusetts chemical facility early Thursday morning. CBS Boston reported.
Firefighters were called to Seqens, a drug maker in Newburyport, at about 12:45 a.m. Fire Department He said. When they arrived, they found an industrial-sized tub that was now inside the building about 30 feet away in a parking lot.
The fire department said the building housed five workers at the time of the explosion. Four of them were taken to hospital, treated and released. Factor V has not yet been found.
CBS Boston
The explosion caused severe structural damage to the building, so firefighters and technical rescue crews were unable to enter the building. The Coast Guard sent their helicopter to assist in the search.
Authorities said there was no danger to people living in the area. There is no word yet on the cause of the explosion.
This is not the first fire at this facility. Three years ago, there was Six explosions that tore off the roof of the building. No one was injured in that accident. The deputy fire chief said at the time that the roof was designed to blow openly to relieve any pressure that builds up. At the time, the company believed that a mechanical problem caused by a steam line caused those explosions.
depending on the company websiteSeqens has more than two decades of chemical manufacturing experience with two locations in Massachusetts.
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