Fire hits Lorain steel mill

Associated Press

LORAIN

The five workers injured during a fire at a steel plant in northeastern Ohio have been released from hospitals.

Those employees were among dozens in the building at the Republic Steel plant in Lorain when the fire started Saturday afternoon. Plant officials say there were no serious injuries.

The plant’s director of operations said that the company, United Steelworkers Local 1104 and the equipment manufacturer have begun an investigation into the cause of the fire.