One person was severely injured. KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) A 2-mile radius shelter-in-place is in effect late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning after an explosion at along the Optima Chemicals Company West Dupont Avenue in Belle, Metro 911 dispatchers say. Explosion at the Chemours Plant. The Belle Volunteer Fire Department was also at the scene along with every volunteer fire department in the area.. The Chemical Safety Board made similar recommendations in its reports of the 2008 and 2010 accidents, but the proposal died in the legislature without coming up for a vote. Chemours formed as a spinoff from DuPont in 2015. DUPONT PLANT IN BELLE WEST VIRGINIA JUST HAD AN EXPLOSION! What is wind chill, and how does it affect your body? Carper said at first they believed there was a barge accident, but they soon realized it was an incident at the plant. Last weeks chemical spill is only the latest chemical accident in the Kanawha River Valley. / CBS/AP. Optima is cooperating fully with local, state, and federal officials on continuing investigation of this incident, the release said. Pasco sheriff: 3 people, including a 6-year-old girl, shot in the head during home invasion, Missing child alert canceled for Miami 15-year-old, 10 Weather: Warm weekend, isolated rain chances, Windy conditions ahead of chance of rain this weekend, Police: 4 killed after explosion at UK waste water plant, US charities raise millions in wake of Beirut port blast. Jim Justice initially said at least four people were hurt in the explosion. Two of the people transported were from inside the plant. Two of the people transported were from inside the plant. By clicking Sign up, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider 9 Dec 2020. A determination about lifting the shelter-in-place will not be made until that assessment is made. One Person Killed and Three Injured in Explosion at Chemical Plant The DuPont Spruance manufacturing site sits along the James River in Richmond, Virginia. According to emergency officials, the explosion occurred at 8:40 a.m. in a furnace. Nitro has been back in the news more recently. The explosion happened about 10 p.m. at an area along the Kanawha River about 10 miles east of Charleston. For nearly a century, Chemical Valley was home to the largest concentration of chemical plants in the United States, according to a 2004 history by Nathan Cantrell, published by the West Virginia Historical Society.
