Chemical spill at Ohio explosives plant forces evacuations and grounds flights – Bundlezy

Chemical spill at Ohio explosives plant forces evacuations and grounds flights

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About 3,000 gallons of nitric acid leaked from a tank at an explosives plant in Ohio on Wednesday morning (Picture: WBNS)

A chemical leak at an explosives manufacturing plant in Ohio has prompted an entire village to evacuated and grounded flights within thousands of miles.

Nitric acid spilled from a tank at Austin Powder Red Diamond plant on Wednesday morning, sending a massive orange-colored plume into the air.

A 5,000-gallon tank released 3,000 gallons of the chemical around 8.30am, according to Vinton County EMA spokesman Robert Czechlewski

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