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2nd body recovered from Omaha plant that collapsed

By Margery Beck
Published January 22, 2014 12:10am ET
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2nd body recovered from Omaha plant that collapsed
This Monday, Jan. 20, 2014 photo, the International Nutrition plant is damaged after a fire and explosion in Omaha, Neb. After a blast caused much of the manufacturing plant to collapse, some workers found themselves buried in debris and others scrambled for their lives. Two of the 38 workers who were at the International Nutrition plant on Monday morning died and 10 were hospitalized with significant injuries, authorities said. A firefighter was also sent to the hospital with an injured hand. (AP Photo/Omaha World-Herald, James R. Burnett) | JAMES R. BURNETT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities on Tuesday recovered the body of a second worker who was killed when an Omaha manufacturing plant collapsed, while federal investigators tried to pinpoint a cause of the industrial accident that killed two and injured 17.

Interim Fire Chief Bernard Kanger said authorities retrieved the body from the International Nutrition building at 3:45 p.m. Authorities believe no other people are in the building.

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