The remains of Dylan Mitchell, a worker killed in a chemical plant explosion last week, were recovered on Wednesday.

Mitchell, 27, was killed in the explosion at the Tri-Chem Industries plant in Cresson, TX., last Thursday. But the subsequent fire from the explosion burned for days, preventing any recovery efforts by officials.

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Investigators had to wait on the fire to burn itself out before they were able to search through the entire plant. Dangerous chemicals spilled and mixed during the explosion, leading to a slow cleanup.

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