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Acetic Acid Leak in Texas Kills Two, 30 Hospitalized in Texas

HeadlineJul 29, 2021

In other news from Texas, two people died and 30 were hospitalized after a chemical leak at a plant outside of Houston on Tuesday. The company, LyondellBasell, says 100,000 pounds of acetic acid accidentally leaked from its plant in La Porte. The leak occurred less than a week after authorities in La Porte had to issue a shelter-in-place order following a chemical leak at a nearby Dow Chemical plant.

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