UPDATE: 4 injured in explosion at dairy plant in Lawrence County

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of WFMJ)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Lawrence County, PA) Three people were injured in an explosion at a dairy plant in Lawrence County yesetrday.

First responders were called to the Dairy Farmers of America facility at Routes 19 and 208 in Wilmington Township just after 10 a.m. for reports of a fire and explosion.

According to WFMJ, responding officers said the fire was out when they arrived, but at least three people were injured.

One person was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital, and another was taken to a hospital by ambulance. Two others were treated on scene for minor injuries.

Dairy Farmers of America is a farmer-owned cooperative that processes milk and dairy products.