Monday, December 7, 2009

Injuries, apparent explosion at NDK plant – Belvidere, Il

1 killed at oasis after apparent NDK blast--A person standing in a nearby parking lot was hit by flying debris and killed after an apparent explosion at the NDK plant at Crystal Parkway and U.S. 20

Police confirmed that the accident resulted in injuries, but the number and extent of injuries is not known.

The tall, 55,000-square-foot building visible from Interstate 90 opened in 2003 at a cost of $12.5 million. It houses NDK Crystal and NDK America, and serves as the North American headquarters for their Japan-based parent company, Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co. Ltd.

Woman injured
In addition to the death of Greenfield, a woman at nearby Grupo Antolin Illinois Inc., 642 Crystal Parkway, a manufacturer of automobile interior parts and components, also was injured.
“She was thrown some distance, but she was treated at the scene and released,”

Click on the following for more information:  Injuries, apparent explosion at NDK plant - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

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