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Toxic chemical leak at Ohio explosives plant prompts no-fly zone, mass evacuations
ny post ^ | June 11, 2025 | Anna Young

Posted on 06/11/2025 12:50:35 PM PDT by BenLurkin

The chemical spill released 3,000 gallons of nitric acid from a tank at the Austin Powder Red Diamond Plant in McArthur– which manufactures explosives used for mining and construction – around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, a Vinton County spokesperson told WLWT.

Spillage from the 5,000-gallon tank caused nearby roads to shutter and the Federal Administration Authority to enforce a temporary flight restriction.

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TOPICS: US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: ammoplant; austinpowder; chemicalspill; construction; explosives; explosivesplant; industrialleak; industry; isolatedincidents; leak; mcarthur; mining; nitricacid; ohio; reddiamond; reddiamondplant; spill; vintoncounty
The cause of the leak is unknown.
1 posted on 06/11/2025 12:50:35 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Lots of icky stuff in the air

Video
Chemical Leak at EXPLOSIVES PLANT in Vinton County, Ohio — Evacuations Underway
https://rumble.com/v6un6nb-chemical-leak-at-explosives-plant-in-vinton-county-ohio.html


2 posted on 06/11/2025 12:55:00 PM PDT by janetjanet998 (Legacy media including youtube are the enemy of the people and must die)
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To: BenLurkin

Just add a buffered amine to the nitric acid.


3 posted on 06/11/2025 12:55:20 PM PDT by mfish13 (Elections have Consequences.)
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To: BenLurkin
"Spillage from the 5,000-gallon tank caused nearby roads to shutter"

How do you "shutter" a road?


4 posted on 06/11/2025 1:04:20 PM PDT by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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To: mfish13

Or bacon


5 posted on 06/11/2025 1:10:13 PM PDT by FreedomNotSafety
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To: BenLurkin

This should be on the 5 oclock news. I’m not far from there.

Not too close.


6 posted on 06/11/2025 1:57:01 PM PDT by Doctor Congo
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To: Doctor Congo

This was the first story on WSAZ. 12 minutes now and they are still talking about the spill.

The nitric acid is outgassing as nitrous oxide.

People are allowed to go back home now.


7 posted on 06/11/2025 2:13:52 PM PDT by Doctor Congo
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To: Doctor Congo

Good news.


8 posted on 06/11/2025 6:02:00 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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