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Environment
9:44 pm
Thu February 7, 2013

Residents Welcome More Regulations for Rubbertown Plants

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Eboni Cochran of Rubbertown Emergency ACTion addresses the CSB
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After concluding that a deadly 2011 explosion at the Carbide Industries plant in Rubbertown could have been prevented, the Federal Chemical Safety Board has approved recommendations aimed at making sure industries won't have a chance to replicate the unsafe conditions—a move Rubbertown residents welcomed.

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8:28 am
Thu February 7, 2013

Update: Carbide Ignored Warning Signs Before March 2011 Explosion in Rubbertown

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A hole in Carbide's furnace
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The federal Chemical Safety Board says Carbide Industries ignored warning signs and could have prevented a deadly explosion at a plant in Louisville two years ago.

Today, the CSB released the results of its investigation into the March 2011 furnace explosion at Carbide's Rubbertown facility that killed two workers and injured two others. (Read the report here.)

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