Eight people were taken to hospitals after being exposed to chemicals at the Byron Clean Energy Center nuclear plant southwest of Rockford, Illinois, on Tuesday.
Explosions heard in Poca Sunday morning after a building at the power plant across the river caught on fire.
The explosion happened late in the day, sending a shockwave that could be felt for miles. The steel tanks shattered, releasing a thick cloud of ammonia gas into the air. Within minutes, sirens rang ...