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US Chemical Safety Board Provide Factual Update at Press Conference About Explosion and Fire at AB Specialty Silicones, Waukegan

Thu Dec 19, 2019 03:41 pm Cardinal News

On Wednesday December 18, 2019, the US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a factual update into the May 3, 2019, explosion and fire at AB Specialty Silicones facility in Waukegan, Illinois. The factual update provided […]

OSHA Issues $1,591,176 in Penalties To AB Specialty Silicones After 4 Fatalities in Waukegan Plant Explosion, May 2019

Fri Oct 25, 2019 09:13 pm Cardinal News

Four people died in the explosion at AB Specialty Silicones in May, and now, OSHA has ordered $1.6 million in penalties. CBS 2’s Audrina Bigos reports. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health […]

Smoke, steam and vapor plume from semi-trailer truck fire at Multi-Pak Solutions in Mount Prospect

Cardinal News Requesting Photos of Smoke Plume Viewed from North of the Fire Scene at Multi-Pak Solutions on Arthur Ave in Mount Prospect Near Arlington Heights

Thu Aug 8, 2019 10:17 am Cardinal News

Cardinal News is looking for photos of the white and dark-colored smoke, vapor and steam plume from the semi-trailer truck fire at the Multi-Pak Solutions location (1804 West Central Road Mount Prospect), viewing south from […]

Fire and Explosion in a Semi-Trailer Truck at Loading Dock on Arthur Ave South of Northwest Highway, Mount Prospect; Smoke Spreads Through Arlington Heights Neighborhoods

Wed Aug 7, 2019 11:00 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: Fierce semi-trailer fire with explosion and collapse near factory loading dock on the north side of Multi-Pak chemical packaging company, Mount Prospect. Mount Prospect police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:43 p.m Wednesday, August 7, […]

Explosion at Market on University Shopping Center; Part of Strip Mall in Plantation, Florida Destroyed

Sat Jul 6, 2019 11:58 am Cardinal News

A large gas explosion at a shopping center in Plantation, Florida injured at least 21 people Saturday morning. Plantation firefighters, Plantation police officers, Davie police officers and Davie Fire Rescue firefighters responded Saturday morning to […]

Chicago Tribune’s Charles Selle Decries Lack of Legal Attention to Ethlyene Oxide Emissions Compared to AB Specialty Silicones’ Explosion Effect on Environment

Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:59 pm Cardinal News

A lawsuit filed in June 2019 in Lake County Circuit Court against AB Specialty Silicones complains that the explosion and fire created air pollution and that the resulting firefighting operations resulted in chemicals and contaminated […]

911 Calls Reporting Explosion When AB Specialty Silicones Chemical Plant Exploded in Waukegan Released

Wed May 22, 2019 10:24 pm Cardinal News

The calls reporting the huge explosion at AB Specialty Silicones in Waukegan were released May 17, 2019. Initially dispatchers weren’t sure exactly where the explosion that had occurred at AB Specialty Silicones was located because […]

Identity Released of Final Missing Man Killed in Explosion at AB Specialty Silicones in Waukegan

Thu May 9, 2019 04:34 pm Cardinal News

The identity was released of the fourth victim — the last of three victims recovered in the ruins of the AB Specialty Silicones factory explosion — on Wednesday May 8, 2019 in a statement by […]

Final Missing Victim Found in Ruins of AB Specialty Silicones Building at Sunset Ave and Northwestern Ave in Waukegan

Wed May 8, 2019 07:08 pm Cardinal News

The Lake County Coroner on Wednesday May 8, 2019 said the remains of the final missing victim of the AB Specialty Silicones explosion on Friday May 3, 2019 at about 9:30 p.m. were found under […]

Identities of Three Victims of AB Specialty Silicones Fatal Explosion in Waukegan Now Released As Search for Last Missing Man Continues

Tue May 7, 2019 08:32 pm Cardinal News

Identities of three victims from the AB Specialty Silicones explosion that occurred Friday May 3, 2019 about 9:30 p.m. have now been released by Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper. One man is still missing […]

Second Body of Three Missing Employees Found at Explosion Scene at AB Specialty Silicones

Mon May 6, 2019 08:43 am Cardinal News

About 2:30 p.m. Sunday, the search team located a body in a heavily damaged part of the building. It took crews over two hours to remove the victim. The body of a second person of […]

Victim Rescued in Waukegan Last Night Dies in Burn Unit; Search For Two Missing Employees Resumes at Site of Waukegan Chemical Plant Explosion

Sat May 4, 2019 08:25 pm Cardinal News

Byron Biehn, a shift supervisor, and Daniel Nicklas, a lab technician, were still missing after the explosion at AB Specialty Silicones Friday night. Workers at AB Specialty Silicones said Saturday that fellow employee Allen Stevens […]

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