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Associated Press - July 6, 2009 1:33 PM ET
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina company that employed four workers who died following an explosion as they unloaded fireworks in North Carolina was fined after a previous accident.
A 2001 explosion at Melrose South Pyrotechnics' plant near Rock Hill killed an employee and injured two other workers. The company agreed in a settlement with state workplace safety investigators to pay a reduced $20,000 fine without acknowledging any wrongdoing.
The company had been cited for a lack of training and improper storage.
Two Melrose South employees also were hurt during a fireworks show at Fort Stewart, Ga. two years ago.
The company said Monday it is working with officials to determine what caused the July 4 accident in North Carolina.
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