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LyondellBasell said it was working closely with responders to confirm all employees were accounted for.
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The acetic acid leak at the LyondellBasell facility in the La Porte Complex began Tuesday night.
LAPORTE, Texas (AP) Two people are dead after a chemical leak Tuesday evening at a plant in La Porte, Texas, company officials said.
The incident happened about 7:35 p.m. and involved an acetic acid leak at the LyondellBasell facility in the La Porte Complex, company spokesperson Chevalier Gray said in a statement. Emergency responders from the City of La Porte and Channel Industries Mutual Aid were on the scene Tuesday night.
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Texas Chemical Plant Leak Leaves 2 Dead, 30 Hospitalized The incident involved an acetic acid leak at the LyondellBasell facility in the La Porte Complex, the company said
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Two people are dead and 30 were hospitalized after a chemical leak at a Houston-area plant, officials said.
LyondellBasell said that about 100,000 pounds (45,359 kilograms) of a mixture that primarily included acetic acid was released in the leak that started Tuesday evening at its La Porte Complex. The company said that the “all clear” was given early Wednesday, and that the leak had been isolated and contained.
The company said air monitoring was ongoing and hasn’t shown “actionable levels.