CSB: Bleach Powder Involved in 2020 Chemical Plant Explosion
The aftermath of the Optima Belle explosion. The chemical safety agency released new details from its investigation of the Optima Belle plant explosion. The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Identification Board (CSB) offered new details this week on its investigation of an explosion at Optima Belle chemical plant in Belle, WV last December. A blast occurred in an industrial dryer unit at the facility on December 8, 2020 as a process was underway to remove water from chlorinated dry bleach. The work being performed at the time of the incident was a trial batch process for the Clearon Corpo...