JUST IN: Massive Chemical Spill Kills 2, Injures Dozens; Shelter-In-Place Order Issued

A chemical incident at the Catalyst Refiners plant in the Institute area of Kanawha County, West Virginia, on Wednesday resulted in two deaths and required medical treatment for 21 people, including seven first responders. The facility, a silver recovery operation owned by Ames Goldsmith Corp. and located at 1580 1st Avenue South near the border of Nitro and Institute, was undergoing cleaning and decontamination of a tank as part of decommissioning procedures when the event occurred around 9:30 a.m. local time, according to a report from Newsweek. According to Kanawha County Emergency Management Director C.W. Sigman, workers were decommissioning the tank when off-gases consisting of nitric acid and M2000A underwent a violent chemical reaction. This produced hydrogen sulfide gas, a toxic su