1 Dead, 1 Injured in Blast at Chicago Area Petroleum Plant

1 Dead, 1 Injured in Blast at Chicago Area Petroleum Plant
Emergency crews respond to an explosion at the Seneca Petroleum Company in Lemont, Ill., on April 25, 2023. Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune via AP
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LEMONT, Ill.—An explosion and fire at a suburban Chicago petroleum refinery killed one person and injured a second on Tuesday morning, authorities said.

The Will County Sheriff’s Office said one person was confirmed dead and a second was transported to a hospital in Joliet with injuries following the explosion at Seneca Petroleum in Lemont, Illinois.