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on November 17, 2014 in World News

DuPont chemical leak kills 4, alerts residents in Texas

DuPont chemical leak kills 4, alerts residents in Texas Four DuPont employees were killed and another injured when a toxic chemical was spilled at its plant in La Porte, Texas, on Saturday morning. Residents of the city complained of a persistent “funny smell” after the incident. The company would not immediately identify the victims of the spill. The emergency started at around 4 a.m. local time. It took repair crews two hours to replace a ruptured valve in the crop protection unit and contain the chemical. The confirmation of fatalities was released 12 hours after the incident. The chemical spilled… View Article

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