Explosions and fire rock chemical plant in Kansas City
A chemical warehouse burst into flames on Wednesday, spewing a black cloud of smoke over Kansas City that rained down chunks of debris and forced hundreds to evacuate the area, authorities said. No one was seriously injured in the powerful explosion and fire that engulfed a CHEMCENTRAL Corp. distribution facility, and the chemicals involved did not immediately appear to be especially toxic, fire department and company officials said. However, emergency officials said they had asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to monitor the air for toxic vapors. The CHEMCENTRAL facility warehouses thousands of gallons of chemicals, which are sold in bulk to manufacturers of adhesives, paints and inks, Brennan said.
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