Ohio sauerkraut factory collapses; authorities say worker missing, another trapped
By APWednesday, July 7, 2010
Worker missing in Ohio sauerkraut plant collapse
FREMONT, Ohio — Authorities say a worker is missing and another is trapped after a roof collapsed at a sauerkraut factory in northern Ohio.
Rescuers were using a crane to lift up the collapsed roof in Fremont on Wednesday. Mayor Terry Overmyer says the one worker who is trapped at the Fremont Co. has been able to talk with rescuers.
Sandusky County emergency director Chris Mock says another worker was flown to a Toledo hospital in guarded condition and a fourth was released from a Fremont hospital.
The mayor says workers from B&W Welding in Fremont were working on the roof. A woman at the company said the owner was not available to comment.
The Fremont Co. is about 40 miles southeast of Toledo. It makes sauerkraut and bottles ketchup and barbecue sauce.
(This version corrects the story to say Mock is the emergency director for Sandusky County, not Fremont County.)
