Workers Around Conway Plant Should Call Before They Go To Work
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Conway police say people who work in businesses
in the industrial park where a chemical exploded yesterday will
have to call their employers to see whether their companies are
open today.
The explosion and fire yesterday at the Detco Industries plant
forced thousands of people out as schools and businesses were
evacuated.
The cause of the explosion is not yet determined. Detco makes
industrial chemicals and aerosol products, such as cleaners and
disinfectants. State officials say hazardous chemicals were used in
production.
Emergency workers evacuated everyone within a mile of the plant,
on the city`s south side. A Conway police dispatcher this morning
said the main intersection near the plant is still closed. Some
homes near the plant remain under evacuation and firefighting crews
were still spraying water on the remains of the plant.
