Toxic chemical leak at Ohio explosives plant prompts no-fly zone, mass evacuations

[el midgetron]

Yikes, hope no one gets gassed. Seems like this should be a bigger story.



“A massive chemical leak spewed toxic orange plumes of dangerous acid into the sky, forcing a no-fly zone and mass evacuations near an explosive plant in Ohio, according to reports.”

Toxic chemical leak at Ohio explosives plant prompts no-fly zone, mass evacuations

A massive nitric acid leak spewed orange plumes of smoke into the sky, forcing a no-fly zone and mass evacuations around an Ohio chemical plant, according to reports.

nypost.com

 

[1srelluc]

I swear, it seems that every nasty chemical in the land is made in Ohio.

I remember every nasty chemical we used at DuPont shipped from Ohio.

Oh well, they have to be made somewhere.

 

[1srelluc]

Nitric Acid leak....

Yikes. Of all the chemicals to leak out/spill.. thats up there with the worst of them.

RFNA is used for rocket fuel oxidizer, explosives, fertilizer and etc.