NEWS 25 - WEHT: Evansville, Henderson, Owensboro-No One Injured After Explosion at Sabic Plastics Plant in Mt. Vernon
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updated by: Seth Cheek
POSEY CO., IN - Sabic Innovative Plastics has issued a statement about Tuesday morning's fire at the plant in Mt. Vernon.
No one was hurt in the explosion. The statement praises emergency workers' quick response to taking care of the situation and keeping everyone safe. They also said normal operations should resume in the coming days.
We've attached the statement below.
An empty, outside storage tank that normally contains a raw material we use to make plastic experienced an explosion. The tank was destroyed and the adjacent piping to the tank caught on fire. Employees immediately secured the area to ensure the safety of our employees, and our emergency response team extinguished the fire within 15- 20 minutes. Our emergency response employees are highly qualified to handle these types of matters. We are proud of their rapid response and their concern for the safety of our employees.
A team is working to determine the root cause of this situation, and we are cooperating with local agencies. We expect normal operations to return in the upcoming days.
posted by Ian Connor
POSEY CO., IN - Sabic Innovative Plastics officials tell us the fire at their plant in Mt. Vernon, IN is under control.
Site Manager Shelia Nabb told us an explosion in one of the manufacturing areas caused the fire around 11:00 a.m. She said a plant response team put the fire out, and no chemicals were spilled.
Nabb said all employees and contractors were accounted for and were unharmed.
She didn't state what caused the explosion, but said plant officials are currently investigating the accident.
POSEY CO., IN - Dispatchers in Posey County said there has been an explosion at the Sabic Innovative Plastics plant in Mt. Vernon, IN.
They told us an explosion happened at the plant around 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, and firefighters are at the scene trying to get the fire under control. Dispatchers said they have received no reports of any injuries or any hazardous chemicals being spilled.
NEWS 25 has a crew on the way to the scene and will bring you more information when it becomes.
