An explosion at Lafarge North America in East Chicago Sunday was in the raw materials section of the mill along Lake Michigan, according to reports.
The blast at Lafarge North America in East Chicago Sunday afternoon was at a contractor's facility at a mill that turns slag into cement, theNo injuries were reported, said Patricia Persico, a spokeswoman for Cleveland-Cliffs Indiana Harbor West.
The explosion was in the raw materials section of the mill along Lake Michigan. Several small fires at the mill had to be extinguished. Slag is a highly volatile byproduct of steelmaking prone to exploding when mixed with water, according to the newspaper.
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