Redhook Employee Dies After Keg Explodes

An employee was killed when a keg exploded at the Redhook Brewery in Portsmouth on Tuesday morning. Fire officials said the man, identified as Ben Harris, was pressuring kegs with air as part of a cleaning process just after 7 a.m. when a keg exploded into two pieces. The man was hit in his chest and head. "It ruptured, and parts of the keg struck him in the chest and the head," said fire Assistant Chief Steven Achilles. "He sustained serious injuries to his chest and head."