RENO COUNTY –Three people were injured in an industrial accident on Thursday in Reno County.

Just before noon on Thursday, first responders were dispatched to WifCo at 8003 North Medora Road northeast of Hutchinson, according to a media release.

Several employees reported a metal water tank had exploded.

The company uses pressurized air to push the water through pipes and the front end of a tank had been blown off injuring Peter Atha, Shane Oakley, and Joshua Hull.

Atha sustained a head injury when the metal plate struck him.

He was transported to Wesley Medical by EMS for treatment of critical injuries.

Co-workers transported Oakley and Hull to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center for treatment of injuries they sustained during the explosion.

The accident remains under investigation.

Wifco is a a steel fabrication supplier, storage tank manufacturing firm established in 1989, according to the company web site.