Victim Of Deadly Ethanol Plant Explosion In Wood River Identified

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(Wood River, NE) -- We now know the identity of the person that was killed in a recent explosion at an ethanol plant in south central Nebraska. Investigators say 59-year-old Jody Norgaard of Grand Island was killed just before 2:40 p.m. on April 17th when a liquid holding tank exploded at a Green Plains plant in Wood River. One other worker suffered critical injuries. Norgaard's exact cause of death hasn't been determined.


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