LG Chem Onsan Plant, Gas Leak During Raw Material Storage... "No Casualties"
[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] At LG Chem's Onsan plant in Ulsan, a commotion occurred as workers evacuated due to gas generated from the decomposition of stored raw materials.
At around 10:44 a.m. on the 14th, smoke was generated from the decomposition of crop protection agent raw material (CCTA) stored in an outdoor warehouse at LG Chem's Onsan plant in Onsan-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan. Factory workers evacuated. The fire department completed extinguishing the fire around 11:40 a.m., and the company reported no casualties.
The fire department confirmed that the leaked gas component was '2-chloro-N-(cyano-2-thienylmethyl)acetamide.'
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An LG Chem official stated, "Currently, the Ministry of Environment's Disaster Prevention Center has confirmed that nothing is detected in the atmosphere, and the evacuated residents have returned."
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