BREAKING: Mass Casualty Incident Rocks Ohio Town

One person has died and at least 13 people have been injured following a large explosion at a metal manufacturing plant in Bedford, Ohio.

Ambulances were pictured on the scene of I. Schumann & Co., which makes brass and bronze alloys. It’s unclear what caused the explosion, which happened around 2.15pm Monday.

One person was originally listed in critical condition but just after 8.30pm, the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed one person died from their injuries.

The victim has been identified as Steve Mullins, 46, a maintenance worker at I Schumann and Co.

The explosion in Bedford, Ohio is located just about 70 miles northwest of East Palestine, where a toxic train derailed on February 3. It is just south of Cleveland.

All of those injured were on site, the falling debris having spared those at neighboring businesses, Oakwood Fire Department Captain Brian DiRocco said.

‘The people were mostly walking wounded. They were coming up to us,’ DiRocco said. ‘I’m sure there’s a lot of people that work here that were in shock.’

Witnesses told local News 5 that there were two explosions: a small one followed by a larger one around 2.30pm…CONTINUE READING»>