A fire broke out at a chemical plant in Louisiana, in the southern United States, on the evening of the 18th, resulting in a chlorine leak
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A fire broke out at a chemical plant in Louisiana, in the southern United States, on the evening of the 18th, resulting in a chlorine leak. No reports of injuries or deaths have been received so far. Reportedly, heavy smoke filled the sky over the Olin chemical plant in the Plaquemines area of Louisiana following a fire that broke out at the plant that night. About 50 minutes later, the fire was extinguished. The fire caused a chlorine leak, and the smell spread for several kilometers. Following the incident, the relevant authorities in Ybeville County, where Prakmin is located, issued an emergency alert, closed the roads near the factory, and instructed local residents to stay indoors, close their doors and windows, as well as turn off their air conditioners. The alert has been lifted now. According to local media reports, in 2016 and 2017, this chemical plant experienced three chlorine leaks, resulting in one employee being injured. Chlorine is a yellow-green, irritating gas that can be used for disinfecting tap water as well as in papermaking, printing, and dyeing industries. Chlorine poisoning can cause symptoms such as suffocation, bronchopneumonia, pulmonary edema, and respiratory failure, and in severe cases it can lead to death.
Subsequently, Dow Louisiana Operations issued an emergency statement stating that Dow’s emergency services team was responding promptly to the incident at Olin Company, which is a third-party tenant of Dow in the Plaquemine area. Dow Chemical is working closely with the Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office to take appropriate preventive measures to prevent further leaks of chlorine gas. At 9:45 p.m., Olin Company also issued a statement saying that there had been a chlorine leak at its Praklin plant; emergency response measures had been activated, and the plant’s employees had taken safety precautions, as the company was working to stop the gas leak. Local officials said a fire broke out at the Dow plant in Plaquemine, Louisiana, resulting in a chlorine leak. The fire was extinguished at 9:30 p.m., but workers continued to work to control the chlorine leak until 11:15 p.m. Furthermore, at 10:23 a.m. on April 19, the local police announced that the emergency services department of the Plaquemines Parish police in Louisiana was responding to a chlorine leak at the Dow Chemical plant in Iberville Parish. An “emergency evacuation” order was issued to residents in the area near the factory, and both lanes of Louisiana Highway 1 near the facility were closed. To date, no reports of harm caused by chlorine leaks have been received, and the specific impact remains to be assessed. It is reported that in 2015, Olin acquired Dow’s chlor-alkali and vinyl businesses in North America, as well as its global chlorinated organic compounds and global epoxy resin businesses. Following this acquisition, Olin became the world’s largest chlorine producer.
It turned out to be a secondary chlorine leak following the fire. No wonder the smoke rises into the sky; one might mistake chlorine for being lighter than air in the United States; P
Olin acquired Dow’s chlor-alkali and vinyl businesses in North America, its global chlorinated organic compounds business, and its global epoxy resin business; as a result of these acquisitions, Olin became the world’s largest chlorine producer.