Louisiana chemical plant News

The deadly June 13 explosion and fire at the Williams Olefins chemical plant in Geismar, La., released more than 62,000 pounds of toxic chemicals during the accident that killed two workers and injured 114 others, according to a report filed …

The Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating an explosion at a south Louisiana chemical plant that killed one worker and injured dozens of others, department spokesman Juan Rodriguez said Friday. The cause of Thursday’s blast at the …