IDEM did ask ArcelorMittal to increase sampling out of an abundance of caution. 5 important stories you need to know today: Explosion hits ArcelorMittal's Burns Harbor plant; official says stove dome failure to blame, Gallery: 2018 Cardboard Boat Races in Michigan City, Gallery: Regionites mask up amid coronavirus pandemic, UPDATE: Hostage negotiation at hotel ends in release of mother, 4-year-old son, police say, Explosion hits ArcelorMittal's Burns Harbor plant; official says stove dome failure to blame, Gallery: Steelworkers rally at ArcelorMittal in 2015, UPDATE: Mayor shuts down Michigan City beaches, Washington Park, Near-naked 5-year-old found alone outside; mom facing neglect charge, Porter County police say, LaPorte County residents under face mask mandate starting at midnight, Hammond police coax man down from interstate overpass, Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail. by Li Yuan, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The USW has resumed talks with ArcelorMittal after a Thanksgiving break. Update – An ArcelorMittal spokesperson told RNS the fire was caused by a stove dome failure and the furnace was safely taken offline. All restaurant and business owners must post this order at building entrances, and they must require employees and visitors to wear face coverings in accordance with the order, the mandate states. A Los Angeles police officer has been arrested for a second time for allegedly stealing cash from the backpack of an employee at a cannabis grow facility. "We do not know what caused it or the how much damage was done," he said.

Photos of the aftermath obtained by CBS 2 show fire crews working to extinguish the blaze, as well as twisted metal damaged by the blast and rubble covering the ground nearby. Parry's order comes on the heels of Mayor Joe Stahura in Whiting shuttering Whihala Beach until further notice due to unusually large crowds and inability for beachgoers to social distance during the coronavirus pandemic.

Burns Harbor Fire and EMS and Porter Fire Department got the call to assist ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor’s internal fire department with fire suppression at the steel mill on Lake Michigan, said Burns Harbor Fire Chief William Arney. “If ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor maintains that it cannot credibly report noncompliant results based upon one analysis of a given sample … then IDEM cannot feel confident in compliant results reported by ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor that are based on one analysis of a given sample,” IDEM Deputy Director Rick Massoels wrote. Accident |, Posted By : Yogender Pancholi on Fri, 17 Jul 2020. A video posted to social media showed that the explosion at Blast Furnace D showered the mill with shrapnel from big chunks of burning hot white refractory, The (Northwest Indiana) Times reported. Here's a look at some of The Times' most-read stories from yesterday. Federal prosecutors say an Arizona man has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in connection with a car crash in New Mexico and is facing a federal prison sentence. The LaPorte County Health Department, along with the LaPorte County Commissioners, passed a mandate Wednesday requiring face coverings for all residents of LaPorte County when they are in outdoor public areas where a distance of six feet from others cannot be maintained. Hammond's crisis negotiators were able to persuade the man to get off the overpass, Kellogg said. Police said Kessinger was found to be three times the legal drinking and driving limit when given a portable breath test. Stay up-to-date on our community! California Do Not Sell My Personal Information Request. "One of the biggest bombs in Northwest Indiana, folks," another off-camera steelworker said. Richard Mrozinksi, a Republican, voted against. Your email address will not be published. USW members rally for a new contract in East Chicago in August. The stove is so light (109g) that it can easily be pushed sideways while pushing in fuel sticks (or toppled over by a large load of heavy fuel sticks as mentioned above).

Stay informed daily on the latest news and advice on COVID-19 from the editors at U.S. News & World Report. Learn how your comment data is processed. States That Grew Rich From Fossil-Fuels Need to Figure Out What’s Next, Minnesota Gets A+ for Psychiatric Treatment. NIPSCO buried ash created by burning coal to generate electricity at the Bailly facility in Chesterton in the 1960s and 1970s, EPA said. See COVID-19's Impact on Your Community », U.S. News Healthiest Communities » See COVID-19's Impact on Your County, No Injuries After Explosion Rocks NW Indiana Steel Mill. The company told CBS 2 around that time that it didn’t tell the state right away because they were waiting on definitive test results. A stove dome failure appears to be the cause of an explosion at ArcelorMittal’s steel plant in Burns Harbor, Indiana, Thursday morning. "We are thankful there are no injuries as a result of the incident.