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6 Workers Injured in Blast

Associated Press

An explosion and fire at a computer industry plant sent potentially lethal fumes into the air and injured six workers, four of them critically.

The blast occurred at Advanced Silicon Materials Inc. after a pipe ruptured, releasing hydrogen, silicon tetrachloride and trichlorosilane late Thursday.

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