Didion Milling has identified the three people killed in an explosion at its corn mill in Cambria Wednesday night.
Duelle Block, Robert Goodenow and Pawel Tordoff have been identified as the three men who lost their lives.
Block was a mill operator. Goodenow worked as a fork lift operator and Tordoff was a packing machine operator.
Goodenow and Tordoff where first considered missing, but have both been found dead, Didion Milling Vice President of Operations Derrick Clark said.
"The loss of these three team members is very emotional and has torn our hearts at Didion and the Cambria community," said Clark. "But we are also deeply concerned for the 11 [employees] in the hospital across southeast Wisconsin."
The explosion happened around 11 p.m. Wednesday at the corn mill in Cambria.
Victim Robert Goodenow.
Photo courtesy: Goodenow's girlfriend.
16 employees were inside the facility at the time, a spokeswoman for the Village of Cambria said. Three men were killed and 11 other employees were sent to the hospital.
The condition of those employees was not known as of Friday afternoon.
Investigators still do not know the cause of the explosion.
Friend of Duelle Block's girlfriend have set up a GoFundMe to help support the couple's daughter. To donate, you can visit the page here.
A fund has been set up at the National Exchange Bank of Cambria. To donate, you can mail donations to: National Exchange Bank, 118 West Edgewater Street, P.O. Box 338, Cambria, WI 53923.
Duelle Block with his girlfriend and daughter from GoFundMe page.
