The Latest: Village corrects employee count in mill blast
Community members in a southern Wisconsin village will hold an evening vigil to mourn the loss of life and injuries from a corn mill explosion.
The village of Cambria said in a news release Thursday that people plan to meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church to pray for victims of the explosion and fire at the Didion Milling Plant.
The fire was contained early Thursday but Cambria-Friesland School District officials elected to keep kids home for the day.
Raymond says his district and surrounding districts plan to coordinate on supplying counselors if students need them on Friday.
Authorities say two workers were still missing Thursday after the explosion and fire at the Didion Milling Plant in Cambria that killed at least one person and injured about a dozen others.
Didion Vice President of Operations Derrick Clark released a statement Thursday asking for the community's prayers, saying the company is a tight-knit family.
Company officials haven't returned messages seeking comment from The Associated Press.
The Wisconsin corn mill where an explosion late Wednesday killed at least one worker was cited by federal safety investigators six years ago for exposing workers to dust explosion hazards.
Records from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration show that Didion Milling Plant in Cambria was cited in January 2011 for exposing workers to hazards associated with dust explosion and other fire hazards.
Recovery crews are searching a mountain of debris for two missing employees after a fatal explosion at a corn mill in southern Wisconsin.
Columbia County sheriff's officials say the explosion and fire at the Didion Milling Plant killed at least one person and injured about a dozen others.
Village President Glen Williams says about three dozen police, fire and rescue agencies responded to the explosion at the complex, which processes corn for ethanol and other industrial uses.
Columbia County Sheriff Dennis Richards said during a news conference Thursday that 16 employees were working at the time of the blast at the Didion Milling Plant in Cambria, a small community about 45 miles northeast of Madison.
A sheriff's dispatcher says 11 people were injured, though no details about the injuries have been released.
Dozens of area police, fire and rescue agencies responded to the explosion at the plant, which processes corn for ethanol.
Richards says firefighters and ambulance services from other communities have responded and he says there have been multiple medical flights.