LYTTON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say one of the three men hurt in an explosion at a protein processing plant in Iowa has injuries that are life-threatening.
The Sac County Sheriff’s Office says 34-year-old Earl Lee Moore, of Milford Center, Ohio, was in a large storage tank for repair work when the explosion occurred Tuesday night at the Proliant facility in Lytton. Authorities say he has life-threatening injuries.
A second man, 32-year-old Manuel Ruiz, of Columbus, Ohio, suffered injuries that authorities described as severe. Both men, employees of an equipment company in Ohio, were transferred to a hospital in Omaha.
Fifty-two-year-old Dana Boom, of Lake View, Iowa, was also hurt. The Proliant employee was taken to local hospital for treatment and later released.
Authorities say they’re still investigating the cause of the explosion.
