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E. I. DuPont De Nemours Co. Fatal Hotwork Explosion
Two contractors were performing welding atop a 10,000 gallon slurry tank when hot sparks ignited flammable vapors inside the tank, causing an explosion that killed one contractor and seriously injured another.
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