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Two Hurt In Explosion

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jul 17, 2009 4:40PM

An explosion at a commercial vegetable oil plant in Humboldt Park has seriously injured two, according to published reports. The building is in the 800 block of N. Albany, an address that the Trib reports belongs to Columbus Foods Co. The chemical explosion resulted in five ambulances and a hazardous materials unit responding to the call.