LAPORTE, Texas—Two people are dead and dozens more were injured after a chemical leak at a Houston-area plant, officials said.
The incident happened about 7:35 p.m. Tuesday 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.