An incident at Springfield’s Southwest Wastewater Treatment Plan has left two contract workers injured. They were taken to the hospital with what city officials say were non-life-threatening injuries following a low order explosion with flash fire. The explosion and fire caused damage to a structure called a digester. Digesters are used to stabilize the solids that are removed from the wastewater during treatment. Part of the building collapsed.
The city says the incident is under investigation by a Springfield fire marshal and there have been no disruptions in service.
