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AN EXPLOSION AT Condea Vista Company's linear alkylbenzene (LAB) plant in Baltimore, Md., on October 13 caused substantial damage to the facility and injured five workers. Production remains down, and the company has sent a letter to customers declaring force majeure.
Four of the five injured workers were treated and subsequently released from local hospitals. A fifth worker, whose back was broken in a 30-foot fall, is in a body cast but is expected to recover fully, a Condea spokesperson says.
The plant was down for routine maintenance when an explosion occurred around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13. A preliminary report by Condea filed with the Maryland Department of the Environment attributes the explosion to the ignition of hydrogen in or around a reactor.
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