HOUSTON – An “all clear” has been issued following a chemical incident at the Arkema Inc. facility near Houston on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n
Small release detected at chemical plant <\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
At 9:17 a.m., officials detected a “small release” of H2S from a unit inside the facility at 2231 Haden Road.<\/p>\n
Arkema Inc. reported that the incident was completely confined inside the facility.<\/p>\n
Emergency response teams responded to stop the leak and clean up the chemical release.<\/p>\n
At 10:45 a.m., officials issued an “all clear” for the incident.<\/p>\n
What they’re saying:<\/p>\n
Company officials emphasized that the safety of workers and neighbors was the primary focus of their response efforts.<\/p>\n
What we don’t know:<\/p>\n
The exact cause of the H2S release has not yet been determined.<\/p>\n
Arkema Inc. says that the cause of the release will be thoroughly investigated.<\/p>\n
The Source: The information in this article comes from Arkema Inc. updates posted to the Community Awareness Emergency Response (CAER) Line.<\/p>\n
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