Texas Chemical Plant Leak Leaves 2 Dead, Dozens Injured

Texas Chemical Plant Leak Leaves 2 Dead, Dozens Injured
Workers stand in a lot at a LyondellBasell facility in La Porte, Texas, on July 27, 2021. Mark Mulligan/Houston Chronicle via AP
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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.