Tom
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Three people have been killed and five wounded after a gunman stormed a factory in the city of St Louis, Missouri, US police said.
Reports say workers at the ABB Power factory are hiding in offices and on the roof awaiting rescue.
Police teams are scouring the factory, but it is unclear if the gunman is among the dead or is still at large.
Of the injured, three were in a critical condition and two were in a fair condition, police said.
The shooting started at 0630 local time (1230 GMT) police said.
Local radio reported that the man had opened fire in the car park before storming the factory.
Initial reports said one person had been killed, but the death toll was later updated.
The St Louis Post-Dispatch reported that police believed the gunman was dead and were waiting for his relatives to identify the body. However, this was not confirmed by police.
Police Captain Sam Dotson earlier said they were searching the factory room by room.
He said workers had sought safety on the roof, in boiler rooms and in broom closets.
"It's a very large complex and it's connected to an even larger complex, so it's a very slow and methodical process and it will take several hours," he said.
ABB spokesman Bob Fesmire could not confirm reports that the gunman was a former employee.
"We can confirm that there was a shooting, but the information is still unclear," he told AFP news agency.
He said there may have been fewer workers at the plant on Thursday due to a blizzard and temperatures plunging to -11C (12F).
The factory is part of Swiss-based ABB engineering and makes power transformers.
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It's news like this that breaks my heart, and so close to the Finland incident... R.I.P those involved :no:
Reports say workers at the ABB Power factory are hiding in offices and on the roof awaiting rescue.
Police teams are scouring the factory, but it is unclear if the gunman is among the dead or is still at large.
Of the injured, three were in a critical condition and two were in a fair condition, police said.
The shooting started at 0630 local time (1230 GMT) police said.
Local radio reported that the man had opened fire in the car park before storming the factory.
Initial reports said one person had been killed, but the death toll was later updated.
The St Louis Post-Dispatch reported that police believed the gunman was dead and were waiting for his relatives to identify the body. However, this was not confirmed by police.
Police Captain Sam Dotson earlier said they were searching the factory room by room.
He said workers had sought safety on the roof, in boiler rooms and in broom closets.
"It's a very large complex and it's connected to an even larger complex, so it's a very slow and methodical process and it will take several hours," he said.
ABB spokesman Bob Fesmire could not confirm reports that the gunman was a former employee.
"We can confirm that there was a shooting, but the information is still unclear," he told AFP news agency.
He said there may have been fewer workers at the plant on Thursday due to a blizzard and temperatures plunging to -11C (12F).
The factory is part of Swiss-based ABB engineering and makes power transformers.
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It's news like this that breaks my heart, and so close to the Finland incident... R.I.P those involved :no: