The Associated Press
WEST TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A gas leak at a plant that turns coal into gas caused an explosion Monday that killed two workers, company officials said.
The explosion at the SG Solutions coal gasification plant occurred just before 11 a.m. when a metal fitting broke and released pressurized gas, plant manager Richard Payonk said. The gas ignited immediately.
Emergency crews recovered the bodies of the victims, who were employees of Sterling Boiler & Mechanical Inc., Payonk said. Sterling employs about 15 to 20 workers at the facility, he said.
Payonk did not identify the victims.
Operations at the plant were halted pending an investigation.