WLBT 3 - Jackson, MS: 1 dead, several hurt in NE Miss. explosion
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Associated Press - July 30, 2009 6:44 AM ET
FULTON, Miss. (AP) - One person was killed and others injured in an explosion at a copper tubing plant in northeast Mississippi.
Itawamba County Coroner Steven McNeece says 29-year-old Phillip Cason Hosch,of Sulligent, Ala., died in the blast that happened yesterday afternoon at Mueller Copper Tube in Fulton. McNeece did not have other details.
Itawamba County Sheriff Chris Dickinson told WTVA-TV in nearby Tupelo that a medical helicopter and ambulances were sent. McNeece said it's unclear how many were hurt, though some were sent to a nearby hospital.
An official with Mueller Industries said the company is still assessing the damage. Authorities were unsure how the explosion happened.
Memphis, Tennessee-based Mueller Industries makes copper tube and fittings, among other products. The company also has plants in Arkansas, Tennessee, California, Florida, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Mueller is also located in Canada, Mexico and Great Britain.
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