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Suit: Miss. mill blast from gas in boiler



By AP
16 June 2008 @ 04:10 pm EST

JACKSON, Miss. - A federal lawsuit filed Monday by an injured worker claims an explosion at a paper mill in May was caused by employees lighting a boiler while it was filled with combustible gas.

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Robert "Terry" Townsend and his wife named Memphis, Tenn.-based International Paper Co. in the lawsuit.

They claim the company and dozens of workers involved in the manufacturing and maintenance of the boiler at the mill in Redwood are to blame for the May 3 blast.

The explosion killed a contract worker and sent five other workers to a burn center in Augusta, Ga. Dozens of other workers were treated at an area hospital.

IP officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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