Firefighters are working to make sure a blaze that erupted at a magnesium factory in south suburban Dixmoor overnight stays out. Crews had the fire under control by early Thursday morning and it is ...

A massive fire broke out overnight at a magnesium plant in Dixmoor, drawing multiple fire departments to battle the flames and explosions early Wednesday morning.

A massive fire destroyed a magnesium plant overnight in Chicago's south suburbs. The fire started around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Chicago Magnesium Casting Company foundry at 14101 Seeley Ave.

(Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) A large fire broke out Wednesday night at a magnesium factory in Dixmoor, causing significant damage to the facility, officials said. Crews were at the scene ...

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We actually have tons of the stuff. But there is a global supply chain crisis. Most of the world’s magnesium is processed in China and several months ago, they just… stopped. In an effort to ...

The outer surface of the magnesium rod has a layer of black protective paint. Scrape off the protective paint for the first time. When lighting a fire in the field, you need to prepare some small ...