Two Killed, Nine Injured in Explosion at Silo
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An explosion blew the top off a burning silo at a lumber company in New Knoxville, killing two firefighters who were trying to prevent the blast and injuring nine people, authorities said.
The explosion sent chunks of the 75-foot-high concrete structure flying into a cemetery 100 yards away.
The injured included seven firefighters and two of the silo’s owners.
New Knoxville Fire Chief Scott Schroer said firefighters had been trying to hose down the silo for about two hours when the structure exploded.
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