All clear given after plant explosion in South Philadelphia
Updated 6 mins ago
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA -- The all clear has been given at the site of an explosion at the Veolia plant in South Philadelphia.
Residents had been briefly told to stay indoors.
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It happened at the Veolia plant at 26th and Christian shortly after 3 p.m.
One person suffered a minor injury after being hit by flying glass outside the building.
All employees are accounted for and are okay, officials said.
Veolia officials said in a statement the incident was contained to the facility and there was no fire.
The statement goes on to say that thermal energy services are uninterrupted.
"The company will conduct a full investigation to determine what happened," the statement continued.
Initial reports were that the explosion was at the PECO plant.
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