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Two people were killed and one left in critical condition after a chemical leak at a silver catalyst plant in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA, on Wednesday (April 22).

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00:01Two people have died following a chemical leak at a silver catalyst plant in Kanawha
00:06County, West Virginia, on Wednesday.
00:09The incident occurred at catalyst refiners in the unincorporated community of Institute,
00:14where one other person is reported to be in critical condition.
00:17More than 30 people, including seven emergency responders, were taken to hospital or sought
00:23medical attention, with some treated as a precaution.
00:26West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrissey said the Kanawha County Emergency Management Team
00:32is leading the response, with state agencies providing technical, logistical, and public
00:37health support.
00:38At the request of Kanawha County, the state's Department of Environmental Protection came
00:43in and were assisting with the safe disposal of waste materials generated during decontamination.
00:53DEP has coordinated with the U.S. EPA, on-scene coordinators, and many others to try to help
01:01get to the bottom of this and ensure that the cleanup is handled correctly.
01:06County officials said a chemical reaction is believed to have produced deadly hydrogen sulfide
01:11gas during cleaning and decontamination work at the plant ahead of its closure.
01:15ABC News reported that Frank Barber, president of Ames Goldsmith Corporation, said the deceased
01:22were employees of the company.
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