Search goes on for 2 workers after Ohio power plant collapse

MANCHESTER, Ohio (AP) — Workers using heavy equipment searched Friday for two workers missing since power plant that was being demolished in southern Ohio collapsed early Wednesday.

Authorities have said the rescue efforts have shifted into a recovery mission.

It wasn’t known what caused the Killen Generating Station to collapse. The coal-fired generating station opened in 1982 and closed in May 2018 some 75 miles east of Cincinnati.

Crews located two workers and rescuers had to dig for hours to free a third. They were taken to a hospital. Their conditions weren’t made public.

An attorney for the Detroit-based Adamo Group demolition company said in a statement Friday that it couldn’t discuss employees for their privacy and because confidentiality of their personal information.

“Adamo Group is cooperating fully with authorities and we will continue to investigate the cause of this accident. We are working with local officials and we will assist in any possible way to aid in the search and recovery of the missing workers,” said the statement released by attorney Christian Hauser.