HARTFORD, Wis. (WFRV) – Several people were hospitalized after a reported explosion started a fire at an eastern Wisconsin manufacturing facility on Thursday morning.
Around 5:45 a.m. on July 3, Hartford first responders were called to Signicast, a manufacturing facility in the Dodge Industrial Park on Innovation Way, for a fire. Dispatch was initially told that there were reports of several injured people and an alleged explosion.
The first crew to arrive spotted smoke from the roof and an open overhead door, with multiple employees standing outside.
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Two seriously hurt victims were immediately taken to a local hospital as crews worked to put out the fire in the building, which was reportedly impacting multiple locations of the facility.
In total, five victims were treated for injuries, three of whom were hospitalized. Flight of Life was used for one of the victims who was transported in critical condition.
