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Two people are dead after a chemical leak Tuesday evening at plant in La Porte, Texas, company officials said.
The incident happened about 7:35 pm and involved an acetic acid leak at the LyondellBasell facility in the La Porte Complex, company spokesperson Chevalier Gray said in a statement. Emergency responders from the City of La Porte and Channel Industries Mutual Aid were on the scene Tuesday night.
Gray said two people 바카라sustained fatal injuries바카라 and four others sustained burns and were being transported to receive medical treatment. The company said it was working closely with responders to confirm all employees were accounted for.
Air monitoring demonstrated no levels of concern for the community, Gray said.
바카라The area is in unincorporated Harris County, adjacent to the city of La Porte. There is no shelter in place or other protective actions being recommended for the La Porte community at this time,바카라 according to a statement issued by La Porte EMS.
Harris County Judge Line Hidalgo issued a statement on Twitter saying that she's 바카라heartbroken."
"Heartbroken to hear of the two fatalities at the Lyondell Basell facility in La Porte," Hidalgo said in a tweet. 바카라Our county and other first responder agencies are working to support the other workers impacted and to verify that the incident is contained. Grateful to all responders.바카라
No further information was immediately available.
