Injuries and Damage
Figure 15 shows the location of most of the interior and exterior damage and the location of employees at
the time of the explosion. One stack-testing contractor was on the roof above furnace 5; the other was in
a trailer just southeast of the drop box. Not shown in the figure are damage to the wall south of the kiln
dryer and the exterior wall southwest of the kiln, water damage inside the compressor room south of the
kiln, and damage to the wet chip hopper.