5 injured after explosion at Ohio facility

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Updated: Aug. 22, 2018 at 6:51 AM CDT
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(WVUE/FOX NEWS) - Five workers were hospitalized after an explosion at an iron casting facility in Ohio Tuesday night.

Investigators aren't sure what caused the explosion, and workers at the plant in Delaware say the fire was extinguished before firefighters arrived on scene.

All of the wounded suffered burns and were sent to a local hospital, although one person had to be airlifted.

Their conditions are unknown at this time.

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