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Explosions Occurred at a Dow's Plant in Louisiana, USA. (July 17, 2023-July 23, 2023)

Explosions Occurred at a Dow's Plant in Louisiana, USA. (July 17, 2023-July 23, 2023)

Editor:ACMI-Silicon Jul-27-2023

A couple of explosions occurred at a plant of Dow Chemical in Plaquemine of Louisiana, USA on the evening of July 14th at local time. Officials said that the accident happened in Dow's ethylene glycol Unit 2, handling the ethylene oxide that is highly flammable and carcinogenic. Officials monitored the air quality throughout the accident and did not find releases that could affect around site, no casualties reported, either. In addition, on November 3rd, 2019, the ethylene glycol Unit 2 of Dow plant in Louisiana exploded.