WV, federal agencies will investigate deadly Institute chemical leak, officials say
Station 80 Nitro Fire Department assisted Institute Fire Rescue with operations at the chemical leak at Catalyst Refiners in Institute, West Virginia, on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Photo by Nitro Fire Department) By: Lori Kersey for West Virginia Watch The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Chemical Safety Board have launched investigations into a chemical incident that killed two people and critically injured another person in Kanawha County Wednesday morning, officials say. “We are opening an investigation...
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