An explosion at an Ohio metal plant left 1 dead and 13 injured

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A maintenance worker was killed and 13 were sent to hospitals with injuries after an explosion and large fire at a metal plant outside of Cleveland, Ohio.

Emergency crews responded to I. Schumann & Co. in Bedford, Ohio, around 2:20 p.m. on Monday. The cause of the explosion is still unclear, but photos shared on social media and in local news reports showed debris scattered for hundreds of yards, damaged vehicles and a plume of smoke visible for miles.

Steven Mullins, 46, died in the explosion and had worked at the company for nearly 30 years, according to a statement from I. Schumann Tuesday.

Mullins was a "good friend to all" and "will be greatly missed," I. Schumann's statement said.

About 60 fire personnel from more than a dozen departments responded to the explosion, and the damage to the interior of the plant is "pretty catastrophic," Oakwood Village Fire Captain Brian DiRocco said at a press conference Tuesday.

The Environmental Protection Agency has been on scene and has not indicated a need to evacuate, DiRocco said.