Dive summary:
- Two men were burned by melting plastic when a machine caught fire Green Earth Plastic Recycling in Joliet, Ill.
- The fire started after an electrical motor shorted out, causing an arcing fire, which spread to nearby cardboard boxes.
- Plastic inside one of the machine heated up and exploded, giving two men second degree burns on their face, hands, arms and back.
From the article:
The sprinkler system activated and extinguished most of the flames, but two men were injured when plastic inside the equipment heated up and errupted.
“Two men suffered second-degree burns to their upper bodies — face, hands and arms. One man also had burns on his back,” Schroeder said.
Both men were taken to Silver Cross Hospital. Their injuries are not considered life-threatening, according to reports. ...
