11:00CDT - 14 Aug 2002 Haz-Mat Release Reported South of St. Louis, MO Jefferson County, Missouri (EmergencyNet News) -- A large hazardous materials release has been reported and is on-going at this hour near Festus, MO. The incident is at a chemical plant and a large yellow gas plume is visible in video being shown from the scene. The leaking substance, which appears to be heavier than air, has not been identified, and emergency services personnel are said to be evacuating the area as a precaution. Local emergency officials said that several people had been taken to a local hospital...