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Dusty Day and Shawn Kuhleman Leave Loving Families Behind A pair of devoted family men, Dusty Day and Shawn Kuhleman, were contractors working at the La Porte LyondellBasell chemical plant on Tuesday evening, July 28, 2021, when indescribable tragedy struck. A great deal about what happened at the La Porte chemical plant remains unknown two days after a catastrophic event that resulted in the leak of 100,000 pounds of deadly acetic acid. In addition to Dusty Day and Shawn Kuhleman…

At least two workers are dead and four others have been injured as a result of a La Porte LyondellBasell chemical plant leak. As of 11:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 27, not all workers at the facility had yet been accounted for by company officials or emergency rescue personnel. It is not yet known if the death toll and the number of injured at the La Porte LyondellBasell chemical plant will increase. A company spokesperson, Chevalier Gray, finally did release a…

Potential “Mass Casualty Event” Suggested as a Result of La Porte LyondellBasell Chemical Plant Accident Information is sketchy as a yet unknown number of emergency crews have responded to what has been described as a chemical release of some sort at the La Porte LyondellBasell chemical plant located at 1515 Miller Cut-Off Road. There are some early and thus far unconfirmed reports circulating that whatever is happening at the LaPorte LyondellBasell chemical plant can be classified as a “mass casualty…

An Ardmore, Oklahoma asphalt plant explosion killed one person and evidently injured no one else. The Oklahoma asphalt plant explosion occurred on Friday. As of Sunday morning, literally nothing more is known about the deadly explosion beyond the fact that it was fatal, occurred at an Ardmore asphalt plant, and sent a thick plume of murky black smoke high into the sky. What is not known about the Ardmore asphalt plant explosion includes: Any identifying information about the person killed…

A massive Illinois chemical plant fire erupted on Monday in Rockton Village in Winnebago County. The colossal blaze occurred at the Chemtool facility, a plant that manufactures grease and lubricant. Officials anticipate that several more days will pass before the Illinois chemical fire is brought under control. The fire has already completely destroyed the entire Chemtool plant. 70 workers were employed at the now-devastated Chemtool facility. According to company management and firefighting officials, all of the workers were safely evacuated…