An eyewitness captured the footage, which showed crews spraying water at the Horizon Biofuels plant in Fremont, Nebraska, northwest of Omaha.

The remains of two girls and a relative who were killed in a massive explosion at a Nebraska biofuel plant were recovered Wednesday after crews battled smoldering wreckage and an unstable building for more than 24 hours.

FREMONT, Neb. — Two girls were waiting for a relative to finish work at a Nebraska biofuel plant when all three were killed in a massive explosion that shook the town, officials said Wednesday.