Explosion reported at metal fabricating plant in Washington County
By Mike Clark
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SMITH TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WTAE) — Four people were taken to the hospital after a reported explosion at a metal fabricating plant Thursday night, Washington County emergency dispatchers said.
A hazardous materials team was called to the Langeloth Metallurgical Company facility on Langeloth Road in Smith Township.
“Apparently, they were transferring some kind of chemical from a tanker to a stationary tank, and something went wrong and something exploded,” Smith Township Fire Chief Brandon Kriznik said.
The incident was reported at about 6:15 p.m.
Washington County officials issued a shelter-in-place notice for the Langeloth neighborhood because of concerns about a potential release of hydrogen peroxide into the air. That notice has since been lifted.
“Everything’s good. There was nothing released that can harm anybody, and everybody can rest tonight knowing that everything’s good here,” Kriznik said.
Washington County Emergency Management has notified the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, which emergency management officials said is standard procedure in a chemical incident.
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