Formosa Plastics Explosion Illiopolis, Illinois

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Formosa Plastics explosion • Explosion occurred on Friday (11-23-04) at 2200 hrs • 50-75% of the plant was demolished by the explosion • impact of the explosion was felt at least 60 miles away from the facility • Cause of explosion related to mixing of vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate 4
Impact of explosion 5 • 18 workers at plant • 4 workers died immediately at time of explosion; 1 worker died a month later • PID readings in body bags were >200 ppm • 2 other workers were severely burned; 2 firefighters sustained chemical injuries during the response • ½ mile initial evacuation zone; later expanded to 1 mile
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