An Illinois Chemical Plant Explosion And Fires Prompt Evacuations
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Chemtool Inc.
Rockton Fire Department
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Oreo
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Kirk Wilson
Trisha Diduch
Rockton
Alyssa King
Rachel Bassler
Kim Biggs
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Summary
— An explosion at a chemical plant in northern Illinois sparked massive fires that sent flames and huge plumes of thick black smoke high into the air and debris raining onto the ground Monday morning, prompting evacuations.Emergency crews rushed to the scene of the 7:30 a.m. fire near Rockton, northwest of Chicago, at Chemtool Inc., a company that manufactures lubricants, grease products and other fluids, and is, according to the company, the largest manufacturer of grease in the Americas.Rockton Fire Department Chief Kirk Wilson said about 70 employees were at the plant when firefighters arrived and that all of them were evacuated safely.
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