Fire Follows Explosions At New York Cosmetics Plant, 33 Injured

Emergency crews responded to the scene of an explosion and fire that killed one man and injured more than 30 people, including firefighters, at a manufacturing plant in New York’s Hudson Valley. The explosion happened at around 10:15 a.m. Monday in the north section of Verla International -- a business that makes cosmetics, primarily nail polish. It’s located at 463 Temple Hill Road in New Windsor in Orange County. The Orange County Executive’s Office reports that the Medical Examiner was requested at 7:40 p.m. for a deceased man at the Verla Costmetic plant. He had previously been reported missing.