Flooring contractor dies weeks after fire at Bayer Berkeley
Ben Casillas Jr. had been working as a contractor on a flooring project at Bayer when the fire broke out six weeks ago.
Bayer fire
A Jan. 17, 2023, fire at Bayer Pharmaceuticals in Berkeley sent two Anderson Commercial Flooring contractors to the hospital with severe burns.
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Fundraisers have been launched for both men, who were flooring contractors working at a Bayer building under renovation.
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The men were working for Anderson Commercial Flooring when the fire broke out in a building on the Bayer campus, officials say.
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One person who was initially trapped inside managed to get outside on their own shortly after 11:20 a.m., according to preliminary reports.