PITTSBURGH (AP) — Officials say one person was injured after an explosion at a Pennsylvania distillery.
First responders received a call about the explosion at Wigle Whiskey’s distillery in Pittsburgh around 11 a.m. Thursday. Authorities say the explosion did not lead to a fire.
KDKA-TV reports a still used to make the whiskey erupted, throwing back a worker a few feet.
The worker has been hospitalized with cuts and bruises, and Wigle Whiskey says in a Facebook post that he is in good spirits.
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An investigation into the explosion is ongoing.
Wigle Whiskey says their distillery tasting room is closed Thursday and will reopen Friday.
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Information from: KDKA-TV, http://www.kdka.com