Pyrotechnics company employee injured in explosion

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PLEASANT HOPE, Mo. (AP) – An employee was seriously injured after an explosion inside a Missouri pyrotechnics company. KSPR-TV reports that firefighters responded Tuesday to a call at the AM Pyrotechnics plant, a wholesale retailer that provides pyrotechnics for big fireworks shows.

Fire Protection District Fire Chief Jake Agee says the woman was extracted from the building with serious injuries and flown to a hospital. Several fire departments responded to the blaze that is now under investigation.

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