Multiple Casualties in N.C. Plant Explosion

Published January 29, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

An explosion and fire rip apart a pharmaceutical plant in Kinston, N.C. Several deaths are reported, and The Associated Press reports area hospitals had received people with severe burns. Hear NPR news.

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