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Explosion rattles chemical plant, town

Monday, July 31, 2000 | 8:03 a.m.

The blast at Advanced Specialty Gases in the Lyon County community east of Carson City brought out firefighters and hazardous materials crews, but four workers had things under control by the time they got there.

A firefighter said plant workers were trained to respond quickly to emergencies and did their jobs.

The roof of the facility was damaged. Nobody was hurt.

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