The Coast Guard responded to an explosion and fire onboard a tank barge designed to carry flammable liquid cargo near Lemont, Ill., on Monday.
The tank barge exploded while moored pier side at Illinois Marine Towing in Lemont, about 25 miles from Chicago.
The barge was unloaded and in the process of being cleaned at the time of the explosion. Its previous cargo was acetone, and a residual amount of the cargo was on fire following the explosion. The associated fire was extinguished by the local...