One dead in blast at Illinois petroleum plant

Authorities say an explosion and fire at a suburban Chicago petroleum refinery killed one person and injured a second Tuesday morning.

The Will County Sheriff’s Office says one person was confirmed dead and a second was transported to a hospital in Joliet,a city in Will and Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois.The sheriff's office says that “initial reports indicate that the explosion may be from an asphalt tank.” The explosion brought down some power lines at the plant in Chicago's southwestern suburbs.