NOON 24-HOUR NEWSWATCH
Noon Edition of 24-Hour Newswatch
Posted: Tuesday, 07 October 2008 2:59PM
Calvert City Chemical Leak
Tom Rogers Reporting
TWO LIVINGSTON COUNTY ROADS WERE CLOSED AND RESIDENTS TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OF SMITHLAND WERE ORDERED TO STAY INSIDE THEIR RESIDENCES FOR A SHORT TIME TUESDAY, FOLLOWING A HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL LEAK AT THE ARKEMA PLANT IN CALVERT CITY.
ACCORDING TO KEITH TODD, WITH THE TRANSPORTATION CABINET, THE LEAK OF A SMALL AMOUNT OF HYDROCHLORIC ACID AND 142B REFRIGERANT WERE CAUSED BY SOME TYPE OF POWER OUTAGE. THE SAFETY MEASURES WERE IN PLACE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, TO ASSURE THAT THE RELEASED MATERIAL HAD DISSAPATED.
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