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MFG Chemical Inc. Toxic Gas Release
Dalton, GA, Issued on April 11, 2006

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Summary
On the evening of April 12, 2004, a chemical reactor overheated at the MFG Chemical manufacturing plant, releasing toxic allyl alcohol vapor. The resulting cloud sent 154 people to a local hospital and forced the evacuation of nearby residents. Vegetation and aquatic life near the plant were killed.

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