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:
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!
Jonny
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