I don't know if anyone is following this story or not, but the one man died and the other is my bil. He really needs our prayers. He is going thru surgery tomorrow and we need God's guidance on the dr's hands. They never thought he would make it thru the night and its now been 4 nights so its already a miracle. He has 3rd degree burns on 77% of his body.
I am sorry I never posted this sooner, its just been a rough few days. We would appreciate your prayers greatly. Thanks everyone.
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.d...607090379/1077
Carthage plant fire kills one
BY FEOSHIA HENDERSON | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER
CARTHAGE - Several explosions ignited a large fire at a fat-processing plant Saturday, killing one man and leaving two others who were inside in critical condition.
A fourth man escaped the fire. The two injured men were taken to University Hospital. Identities were not released.
The fire started Saturday around 12:30 p.m. at a six-story manufacturing and warehouse building, 120 Citycentre Drive, run by a Minnesota-based company called Origo, formerly known at Tri-State Grease & Tallow Co. The building is near the Jim Beam Brands plant off Interstate 75.
Witnesses said they heard three or four explosions at the building. A neighbor, Charles Norman, said he called 911 about the fire.
"It was just smoking and went ka-boom!" he said. "Then flames burst out of the bottom floor. I heard someone holler out for help."
As firefighters worked to get the blaze under control, dozens of people who work and live near the plant ran toward the building to watch the fire.
Officials moved onlookers away from the site as a precaution, but no other explosions occurred.
Smoke poured from the building. Firefighters quickly brought the main fire under control and managed several smaller fires throughout the afternoon.
Around 3 p.m., the three-alarm fire was largely contained but the building had partially collapsed, said Cincinnati Fire District Chief Fredrick Prather.
Anthony Wayne Avenue was closed from Vine to Galbraith for hours as firefighters battled the blaze.
A dozen fire companies responded to the fire. Crews spent hours shooting huge streams of water from elevated ladders onto the fire.
Gregg Anderson of Highland Heights, Ky., said he could see the smoke from miles away as he drove south on I-75. "Wow. I've never seen such thick, black smoke," Anderson said.
Cincinnati Police Lt. Tom Lanter said four people were reported to be inside when the fire started. One worker, who was not injured, rescued one of the two workers who were burned.
Firefighters have been to that company before. In January 1999, 10 fire companies were called to put out a fire that started when an employee was welding a pipe that transports grease to a storage container. A spark ignited grease. The employee escaped injury.
Origo processes fat to be used for animal feed, according to company Web site. It's a family-owned business started 35 years ago by Lawrence Hippert Jr. Hippert's son, Michael, heads the Cincinnati facility. Another son, Bruce, runs the company's main facility in New Ulm, Minn.
No one answered phones at the Cincinnati or the Minnesota Origo offices Saturday
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