Fires that have burned for six days at a Savannah-area sugar refinery will be attacked by specialized firefighting teams today.
Three fires ignited yesterday at the destroyed Imperial Sugar Company plant, due to molten sugar smoldering at temperatures as high as four-thousand degrees. Officials fear a larger blaze could break out again.
The refinery in Port Wentworth exploded Thursday night, injuring dozens. 17 people remain hospitalized at an Augusta burn center--15 critically. Six people are confirmed dead from the blast, while two workers remain missing.
Three fires ignited yesterday at the destroyed Imperial Sugar Company plant, due to molten sugar smoldering at temperatures as high as four-thousand degrees. Officials fear a larger blaze could break out again.
The refinery in Port Wentworth exploded Thursday night, injuring dozens. 17 people remain hospitalized at an Augusta burn center--15 critically. Six people are confirmed dead from the blast, while two workers remain missing.
