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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington County, PA) According to authorities, multiple people were injured after an explosion at a plant in Washington County yesterday. Dispatchers state that a call about an explosion at Langeloth Metallurgical Company’s plant in Smith Township came in around 6:15 p.m. Smith Township Fire Chief Brandon Kriznik confirmed that four people were taken to the hospital for treatment. Their conditions were not known immediately. Chief Kriznik expressed that the explosion happened during a chemical transfer and there were no hazardous emissions. A Facebook post yesterday from Smith Township wanted “to reassure the community that at this time there are no reported casualties and no immediate risk to the public.”