1 dead, multiple injured in explosion at Ohio manufacturing plant: Officials

Firefighters were able to get the blaze under control.

February 21, 2023, 8:27 AM

One person was killed and multiple others were injured in a fiery explosion at a manufacturing plant in Ohio, according to a local official.

Steven Mullins, a 46-year-old man from North Ridgeville, Ohio, was found dead at the scene, said Christopher Harris, external affairs manager of the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office.

The Monday afternoon explosion took place at I. Schumann & Co., which manufactures brass and bronze alloy, in Oakwood, Ohio, according to Cleveland ABC affiliate WEWS.

Firefighters were able to get the blaze under control.

PHOTO: A vehicle sits under a pile of rubble at the I. Schumann & Co. metals plant after an explosion at the factory in Bedford, Ohio, Feb. 20, 2023.
A vehicle sits under a pile of rubble at the I. Schumann & Co. metals plant after an explosion at the factory in Bedford, Ohio, Feb. 20, 2023.
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PHOTO: Smoke billows from the I. Schumann & Co. metals plant after an explosion at the factory in Bedford, Ohio, Feb. 20, 2023.
Smoke billows from the I. Schumann & Co. metals plant after an explosion at the factory in Bedford, Ohio, Feb. 20, 2023.
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There were "multiple burn victims" from inside the plant taken to the hospital, Bedford Heights Police Department Sgt. Robert Majer told ABC News.

WEWS initially reported that 14 people were injured, including one critically.