8 Texas Chemical Plant Workers Treated for Toxic Gas Exposure

8 Texas Chemical Plant Workers Treated for Toxic Gas Exposure
Altivia chemical plant in La Porte, Texas in May 2022. Google Maps/Screenshot via NTD
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Eight people were taken to a hospital for treatment on Monday after a toxic gas leak at Altivia Chemicals’ plant in La Porte, Texas, local officials said.

An update on their condition was not immediately available. The city canceled a shelter-in-place order in the afternoon that had affected several nearby industrial plants, officials said.