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Westlake Chemical Plant Explosion Lawyer – Call Us at (800) 349-0000 Six workers were injured in a Louisiana chemical plant explosion on Wednesday in Lake Charles. The Louisiana chemical plant explosion occurred at the Westlake Chemical South facility. Five of the six people injured in the blast have been transported to area hospitals. One of the workers suffered less severe injuries and was able to be treated on location. Preliminary information is now available in regard the cause of the…

A fatal Florida industrial accident occurred Friday at the CEMEX Brooksville South Cement Plant and Brooksville Quarry, located in the greater Tampa metropolitan area. According to preliminary reports from the scene, the worker – who has not yet been identified – was working in a pit at the quarry. Heavy machinery was in use at the pit while the worker was present in the pit. For reasons yet to be explained, the worker is described has having become “entangled” in…

In a Niagara Falls industrial accident on Friday night, a worker at the Cascade Plant was crushed in a massive that feeds paper through machinery. CPR was performed at the scene after the worker was extracted from the massive equipment. He was taken to Erie County Medical Center where the man’s condition is listed as critical but stable. The name of the worker has not been released to the public nor the media pending notification of family members. Thus far…

Federal and State Regulators Fail to Inform Area Residents An Indiana medical device manufacturing plant has been emitting a cancer-causing chemical into the air for a yet undetermined period of time. Federal and state regulators were aware of this ongoing Indiana industrial accident and environmental contamination since at least 2018. The Cook Group plant is located in the town of Ellettsville in south-central Indiana and has a population of under 7,000 residents. The toxic chemical being released into air by…

Two weeks ago, a massive commercial fire erupted at a commercial building in Carson, California. The blaze occurred at a venue that housed stacks of pallets containing crates of alcohol wipes, a perfect storm for a major blaze. Indeed, multiple firehouses were called in to combat the fire. Four firefighters were hospitalized as a result of the conflagration. Once the blaze was extinguished, Carson residents thought their community was out of harm’s way as far as the commercial fire was…