DETROIT LAKES, Minn. - Crews were chipping away aluminum Monday that spilled from a valve and coated a floor 2 inches deep at a Detroit Lakes foundry.
Almost 3 tons of the molten metal spilled at Team Industries on Monday morning.
Plant manager Jeff Sullivan said one of four furnaces was being cleaned when the cleaning apparatus struck a value, dumping the aluminum on the floor.
No one was hurt. The spill was expected to be cleaned up in time for the second shift.
A damage estimate was not available.
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The aluminum covered an area ranging from 1,200 to 1,500 square feet.
Team Industries manufactures engine parts.
