Thursday, May 10, 2007

Chemical Vapors in Plant Faulted for Blast in Massachusetts

May 10, 2007 - DANVERS -- The plant that exploded in November repeatedly violated safety regulations for the handling of flammable chemicals, and local, state, and federal agencies with oversight of the facility failed to inspect it, federal investigators said yesterday.

A seven-month probe by the US Chemical Safety Board concluded that workers, in part because of residents' complaints about the noise, regularly shut off a required ventilation system designed to prevent the buildup of chemical vapors, which ignited on Nov. 22.

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