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U.S. NEWS Tuesday 21 November 2017
Up to 35 hurt in blasts, fire at New York cosmetics factory

ternoon. said. The state also will in-
“It’s still an active fire vestigate working condi-
scene,” Green said, add- tions and regulatory com-
ing that the flames were pliance at the plant.
“knocked down pretty well “Following today’s chemi-
at this point.” cal explosion, I am direct-
Television video showed ing a multi-agency investi-
thick, black smoke spewing gation to get to the bottom
from a section of the roof of of what happened and
the sprawling facility, which review compliance with
includes manufacturing state labor and environ-
and warehouse buildings. mental laws,” he said in a
Workers milled about a statement.
parking lot while fire crews The factory is about a half-
looked on. mile from the town hall and
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said police station in New Wind-
state emergency response sor, on the Hudson River’s
teams have been sent to west bank, 55 miles (88 kilo-
Firefighters work at the scene of of a fire Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, at the Verla International cosmetics the factory. State person- meters) north of New York
factory on Temple Hill Road in New Windsor, N.Y. Authorities say two explosions and a fire at the nel dispatched included City.
cosmetics factory in the Hudson Valley have left numerous people injured, including firefighters homeland security staffers, The 37-year-old New Wind-
caught in the second blast. state police, environmen- sor-based company’s
(Jerry Barao via AP) tal conservation enforce- website says the products
NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. (AP) — around 10:40 a.m. fire crews and hazardous ment officers and health it makes include nail polish,
Two explosions and a fire at Up to 35 people were be- materials teams were bat- department technicians, perfumes, lotions and other
a cosmetics factory about ing treated for injuries, tling into late Monday af- the Democratic governor products.q
an hour’s drive north of including seven firefight-
New York City left 30 to 35 ers, most of them from the
people injured, including nearby city of Newburgh,
seven firefighters caught in Town Supervisor George
the second blast, authori- Green said. Two of the fire-
ties said Monday. fighters were taken to the
The first explosion occurred burn unit at Westchester
around 10:15 a.m. Monday Medical Center, he said.
at the Verla International None of the injuries appear
cosmetics factory, New to be life threatening. One
Windsor police said. Fire- employee remains unac-
fighters who responded counted for.
were inside when the sec- There was no word on a
ond explosion occurred cause of the blaze, which

At Press Time:

Four missing in senior home
inferno, officials not hopeful

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE hadn’t been found “and
Associated Press we aren’t expecting good
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Four news,” Chester County Dis-
people are missing and trict Attorney Tom Hogan
presumed dead following said.
last week’s fire at a Penn- Investigators will start sort-
sylvania senior living com- ing through the remains of
munity. the burnt-out building with
The massive blaze tore heavy machinery, officials
through Barclay Friends said.
Senior Living Community in Eight people were still hos-
West Chester late Thursday, pitalized Monday, authori-
injuring more than two-doz- ties said, and scores of resi-
en people and displacing dents have been relocat-
133 residents. The cause is ed to surrounding facilities.
still unknown. Many residents were
Officials previously had pushed from the complex
suggested that not all the in wheelchairs or rolled out
residents had made it out on their beds into overnight
alive, but they didn’t reveal temperatures that dipped
the number of missing until into the low 40s as strong
Monday afternoon. A hus- winds fanned flames that
band and wife as well as engulfed sections of the
two other elderly women building within minutes.q