A sulfuric acid leak at Honeywell’s Geismar, Louisiana, plant on Saturday prompted a shelter-in-place for site employees and workers at neighboring sites. Via The Advocate, leak was stopped around 11 p.m. on Saturday evening and the shelter-in-place was lifted soon after. A Honeywell spokesman said the plant was conducting an investigation and cooperating with state and local authorities.
The local sheriff’s department’s hazardous materials team said in an earlier report it was not clear if the sulfuric acid leak had reached any populated areas. Employees at the nearby Williams Olefins, Total and PCS Nitrogen facilities were ordered to shelter in place prior to the stoppage of the leak.
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