Sunday, February 19, 2012

Accident at Franconia Brewing

McKINNEY - A fermentor ruptured under pressure and was blown through an interior wall yesterday at Franconia Brewing, injuring several people.

Two visitors were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. The incident occurred minutes after the regular Saturday tour concluded, with about 100 visitors still on-site. The cause of the accident is under investigation.

Photo: Winston Edwards (Connoissaurus)

Franconia employees were treated for only minor injuries. No word yet on when the brewery will be operational once again.

2 comments:

Jason said...

I hope everybody involved recovers quickly. Dennis and the Franconia staff are amazing people. Hopefully this incident won't balloon into something that will harm Franconia.

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Cheers!

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