Injuries reported in explosion at Defiance biodiesel plant

1/3/2008
BLADE STAFF

The Defiance County Sheriff s office said there was an explosion at American AG Fuels, a biodiesel plant, on Greenler Avenue in Defiance. The explosion occurred at 3 p.m.

The sheriff s office said several people were injured, but the extent of those injuries were not immediately known.

An entire two-block area surrounding the plant has been evacuated.

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