Recycling Plant Explosion

Totall Metal Recycling Plant
(Granite City, Illinois)

A recycling plant explosion in Granite City, Illinois has left two dead.

Local police officers and firefighters cannot get inside the recycling plant at this time due to safety concerns. A breaking news report about the Granite City explosion on Fox News indicates that first responders fear the death toll could grow substantially higher.

The Totall Metal Recycling plant employs more than 160 people, according to the business website.

Reportedly, one mortar shell detonated and there may be more.