Molten metal hitting water caused Noranda blast

Thursday, August 6, 2015

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Preliminary investigations indicate molten aluminum hitting water caused explosions that injured more than 30 employees at a Southeast Missouri aluminum plant, a federal agency said Wednesday.

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