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November 20, 2018

Explosion at hazmat site in Idaho kills 1

  • Officials said the blast occurred in a building used to process powdered magnesium.
  • By KEITH RIDLER
    Associated Press

    BOISE, Idaho — An explosion Saturday at a hazardous waste site in southwestern Idaho killed one worker, injured three others and heavily damaged a building, officials said.

    US Ecology, which runs the site, said Monte “Alex” Green of Grand View, Idaho, died of his injuries from the explosion at 9:23 a.m. inside one of the buildings at the facility.


     
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