Two workers were injured early Monday in an explosion at a northeast Illinois paint production plant, officials said.
The blast likely occurred when a paint can exploded at around 8:30 a.m. at the Seymour Paint factory in Sycamore, roughly 60 miles west of Chicago.
The building’s water and foam fire suppression system helped contain the blaze before firefighters arrived.
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Two workers were hospitalized with “severe burns” and are listed in stable condition as of Tuesday, Fire Chief Bart Gilmore said.
“Luckily, we had a fast response time, and the fire was able to be suppressed before any real significant damage, and this became a much larger incident,” Gilmore added.
The explosion remains under investigation.
