2 Are Dead After ‘Chemical Emergency’ at a West Virginia Plant

As many as 21 others were treated at a hospital and at the scene after a “chemical release” of hydrogen sulfide at a plant in Nitro, W. Va., the authorities said.

By Christine Hauser

Chemical leak at a W.Va. plant kills 2 people, sends 30 more to hospitals, officials say

The leak occurred at the Catalyst Refiners plant, a silver recovery business. An emergency management official says workers were preparing to shut down at least part of the facility when the leak occurred, causing a chemical gas reaction.

By The Associated Press

Workers killed and many treated after refinery chemical release as investigators probe cause

Two people were killed and over a dozen others required medical care after a chemical release at Catalyst Refiners in Kanawha County, West Virginia, officials said. The incident prompted a temporary shelter-in-place order and left one person in critical condition.

Two dead and over 20 hurt after chemical spill at West Virginia plant

Nineteen people were hospitalized because of the spill

By Isabel Keane