One killed, a dozen injured after blast at Ohio factory scatters molten debris, starts fire

One killed, a dozen injured after blast at Ohio factory scatters molten debris, starts fire | 20 Feb 2023 | An explosion tore through an Ohio metals plant on Monday, scattering molten metal and debris that rained down on neighboring buildings, killing one person and injuring at least a dozen others, officials, witnesses and a media report said. The blast sent smoke billowing into the sky that could be seen for miles around the damaged factory about 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Cleveland. The explosion of unknown origin at the I. Schumann & Co. metals plant in Bedford drew fire departments from throughout northeast Ohio.