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Chemical Explosion Injures Two, Medevac Called In Western PA: Dispatch

 A helicopter was called after two people were injured in an explosion in western Pennsylvania on Friday, May 27, according to emergency dispatchers.  

A medical helicopter

A medical helicopter

Photo Credit: Pixabay/Dee-Burke

One person was taken in the helicopter following the chlorine explosion in the 1000 block of Dewey Street in Conway around 4 p.m., according to Beaver County Emergency Management. 

A second patient was treated at the scene by medics and was later taken to an area hospital via ambulance, dispatchers told Daily Voice. 

First responders cleared the scene at 5:30 p.m., according to dispatchers.

The extent and estimated cost of the damage is unknown. 

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