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Search and rescue personnel found and recovered the body of a third employee killed in the blast and fire at a Waukegan silicone factory.
Fire Marshal Steve Lenzi said at a press conference that the body was found Sunday afternoon and that the staff was recovering it.
He says another body would be located in the rubble of the factory, which was destroyed by the massive explosion and fire on Friday night. He says that there is still about half of the building staff to search.
The factory belongs to AB Specialty Silicones. Nine employees were in the building at the time of the explosion. A body was found on the site early Saturday. A second employee died at the hospital later Saturday. T
The body found Sunday brings to three the number of confirmed deaths. A fourth body is believed in the rubble. Of the remaining five, three were taken to the hospital.
Lenzi says that he has no update on their condition. Two others refused medical treatment.
Yadira Sanchez Olson is an independent reporter for News-Sun.
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