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Two girls and an adult missing since a huge explosion tore through a Nebraska biofuels plant are confirmed dead, officials said Wednesday, as firefighters were still battling smoke and flames smoldering in the wreckage nearly a day later.

“My heart hurts,” Fremont Mayor Joey Spellerberg said. “It’s a tragedy. We pray for all the families involved.”

At a news conference, Spellerberg said the two children were waiting for an employee to get off work at Horizon Biofuels so they could go to a doctor’s appointment. He wasn’t sure of their exact ages but said both were under age 12. Authorities are not releasing their names at this time.

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