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2 fuel (Compressed Natural Gas) barges on Alabama's Mobile River explode; 3 people hurt
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From Ed Payne, CNN
updated 9:10 AM EDT, Thu April 25, 2013
[font size=5]2 fuel barges on Alabama's Mobile River explode; 3 people hurt[/font]
[font size=3](CNN) -- Fires burning aboard a pair of barges on Alabama's Mobile River died down early Thursday, hours after a series of explosions loud enough to be heard 20 miles away, a fire spokesman said.
But firefighters have yet to step aboard the barges, which remain secured to their moorings, said Steve Huffman, spokesman for the Mobile Fire-Rescue Department. Temperatures remain too high, he said.
The initial explosion and fire Wednesday night severely burned three workers who were preparing the barges for reloading, Huffman said.
The contractors were in critical condition Thursday at the University of South Alabama Medical Center with severe burns, according to a spokesman. Authorities don't believe any workers are missing.
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From Ed Payne, CNN
updated 9:10 AM EDT, Thu April 25, 2013
[font size=5]2 fuel barges on Alabama's Mobile River explode; 3 people hurt[/font]
[font size=3](CNN) -- Fires burning aboard a pair of barges on Alabama's Mobile River died down early Thursday, hours after a series of explosions loud enough to be heard 20 miles away, a fire spokesman said.
But firefighters have yet to step aboard the barges, which remain secured to their moorings, said Steve Huffman, spokesman for the Mobile Fire-Rescue Department. Temperatures remain too high, he said.
The initial explosion and fire Wednesday night severely burned three workers who were preparing the barges for reloading, Huffman said.
The contractors were in critical condition Thursday at the University of South Alabama Medical Center with severe burns, according to a spokesman. Authorities don't believe any workers are missing.
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