- Two explosions and a fire broke out at the Verla International cosmetics factory in New York’s Hudson Valley on Monday
- One Verla worker remains unaccounted for following the twin blasts
- Twenty six workers and five firefighters were injured
- Firefighters were inside the factory when the second explosion occurred
Thirty-three people were left injured and one is missing after a series of explosions rocked a New York cosmetics factory.
Two explosions and a fire broke out at the Verla International cosmetics factory in the Hudson Valley, about an hour north of New York City, on Monday morning.
One worker remains unaccounted for following the twin blasts that occurred just after 10.30am.
Twenty six workers and five firefighters were injured.
Two explosions and a fire broke out at the Verla International cosmetics factory in the Hudson Valley, about an hour north of New York City, on Monday morning
The firefighters who responded to the scene were inside the factory when the second explosion occurred.
Officials said none of the injuries appear to be life threatening.
Crews battled the blaze into Monday afternoon.
A man who answered the phone at one of the local fire departments called the blaze a ‘five-alarm chemical fire with multiple counties helping.’
Fire crews from across Orange County and from neighboring counties responded, along with hazardous materials teams, Green said.
One worker remains unaccounted for following the twin blasts, while 26 workers and five firefighters were injured
‘I don’t believe at this point that it is completely under control,’ Green said.
Video obtained by WABC-TV in New York City showed thick, black smoke spewing from a section of the roof of the sprawling facility, which includes manufacturing and warehouse buildings. Workers milled about a parking lot while fire crews looked on.
There was no word on a cause.
The factory is located about a half mile from the town hall and police station in New Windsor, on the Hudson River’s west bank 55 miles north of New York City.