Thursday, May 16, 2013

Airgas Reopens Portion of Putnam Facility

PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. -- A part of a company rocked by a series of explosions in Putnam County reopened on Wednesday.

Dozens of containers of Acetylene gas blew up Monday afternoon at Airgas near Poca. Two employees were taken to the hospital with burns.

The employees are still recovering, but expected to be okay.

OSHA is investigating to try and figure out what happened.

Company officials say the facility is once again distributing propane, but the acetylene unit is still shut down.