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The Brent Industries Toledo plant explosion

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Where it stands

A pre-dawn explosion and fire leveled Brent Industries’ Toledo recycling plant and killed two workers. Investigators have not identified the cause; the report does not say whether the separate hazmat incident was connected.

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    1. Update 1Two Killed When Pre-Dawn Blasts Level Toledo Recycling Plant

    The story so far

    1. Update 1

      Two Killed When Pre-Dawn Blasts Level Toledo Recycling Plant

      Two workers died when twin blasts destroyed Brent Industries before dawn. Weeks later, the EPA named two chemicals on site — but not what set them off.

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      • No verified ignition cause or origin has been established from these sources.
      • No confirmed second hazmat site, evacuation, or connection between incidents.

    History

    1. Opened1 report

    Who's involved

    People

    • Wade KapszukiewiczAmerican politician, 58th and current Mayor of Toledo, Ohio1 report

    Places

    • Brent Industries Inc2922 South Ave, Toledo, OH 43609, USA1 report
    • Shelly Liquid352 George Hardy Dr, Toledo, OH 43605, USA1 report
    • ToledoToledo, OH, USA1 report

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