4th worker dies after Wisconsin mill explosion

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An explosion and fire on May 31 at the Didion Milling corn mill and ethanol plant in Cambria, Wisconsin, killed three workers and injured 13.

Didion Milling, Inc. posted on its Facebook page Tuesday that Angel Reyes, 46, passed away at UW Hospital.

Didion employs approximately 227 workers in Cambria and at other facilities in nearby counties. Goodenow's body was recovered late on June 1 and Tordoff's body was found the morning of June 2. As of Tuesday, another four employees remained hospitalized due to their injuries from the blast. The company says Tordoff's body was found on Friday, but that recovery was delayed until engineers determined it was safe to send crews into the site.

A fund for the families has been set up at National Exchange Bank in Cambria. Material donations made their way to First Presbyterian Church before being shifted to the Cambria-Friesland Middle/High School. "We still have a large portion of our business that is going", he said.

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The school, which for almost two years has been in partnership with Didion through the Cambria-Friesland Career Coalition, opened the new pantry location Tuesday morning. Almost a dozen workers were taken to hospitals following the explosion and fire, which also leveled parts of the plant.

With so much food on hand, Raymond said what is most needed now are personal hygiene products, baby products, toiletries and kitchen accessories.

"We have a lot of things to sift through to get to the bottom of this", Baird told the board.

There has been an outpouring of community support for the victims and their families.

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