From the Metro staff at The Boston Globe
Attleboro chemical explosion hospitalizes 1
September 8, 2008 10:11 AM
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By Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff
A chemical explosion in a jewelry factory in Attleboro this morning has sent one person to the hospital, a fire official says.
The blast at about 9 a.m. at Stern-Leach on Pearl Street contaminated roughly a dozen people at the scene, according to an official at the Attleboro Fire Department. One person was taken to Rhode Island Hospital.
The blast involved cyanide and hydrogen peroxide, the fire official said. Stern-Leach fabricates gold and silver alloys, according to its website. It supplies jewelry manufacturers, silversmiths, giftware, writing instruments, and national mints.
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