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Gunman on rampage at US factory Gunman on rampage at US factory
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A gunman armed with an assault rifle has shot at least three people at a factory in the city of St Louis, Missouri, US police said. A gunman armed with an assault rifle has killed one person and injured four more at a factory in the city of St Louis, Missouri, US police said.
At least one person has been killed at the ABB Power electrical products plant, a fire department spokesman told AP news agency. Reports say workers at the ABB Power factory are hiding in offices and on the roof awaiting rescue.
Another report said workers were hiding in offices and on the roof awaiting rescue, while the gunman was at large. Police say the gunman is still at large. The plant has been sealed off and local roads closed.
Police have surrounded the building and nearby roads have been closed. Of the injured, two were in a critical condition and one was seriously hurt, a fire department spokesman said.
The fourth had minor injuries, fire department spokesman Bob Keuss said.
The shooting began at 0630 local time (1230 GMT) police said.The shooting began at 0630 local time (1230 GMT) police said.
Some local media said the gunman was an employee at the plant, but this was not confirmed. ABB spokesman Bob Fesmire could not confirm reports that the shooter was a former employee.
"We can confirm that there was a shooting, but the information is still unclear," he told AFP news agency.
He said there may have been fewer workers at the plant on Thursday due to a blizzard and temperatures plunging to -11C (12F).
The St Louis Post-Dispatch reported that at least one worker had barricaded himself in a maintenance room.
The factory is part of Swiss-based ABB engineering and makes power transformers.