Chemical release at West Virginia Catalyst Refiners plant leaves 2 dead and multiple people hospitalized
The Facts
- Two people died in the chemical release at the Catalyst Refiners plant in Institute, West Virginia.
- The incident occurred at the Catalyst Refiners facility in Institute in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
- Officials said the incident happened while the facility was being shut down and workers were cleaning or decontaminating the site.
- Authorities said a chemical reaction involving nitric acid and another substance caused the release.
- Officials said the reaction generated hydrogen sulfide gas.
- At least 19 people were hospitalized after the incident, and one person was reported in critical condition.
- Ambulance or emergency medical personnel responding to the incident were among those affected.
- A shelter-in-place order was issued for the surrounding area and later lifted more than five hours afterward.
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What caused the chemical release?
Officials said the release happened during shutdown-related cleaning and decontamination work, when nitric acid reacted with another substance and generated hydrogen sulfide gas NBC News,WSJ,AOL.com.
What does Catalyst Refiners do?
Sources describe Catalyst Refiners as a silver recovery or silver catalyst-related facility in Institute, West Virginia NBC News,CBS News,Los Angeles Times.
Did the incident affect only the plant site or the surrounding community too?
Officials said all deaths and injuries occurred on the plant site, but a shelter-in-place order was issued in the surrounding area as a precaution and was lifted later that day Boston Globe,SIC Notícias,Basingstoke Gazette.
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