Chemical leak at a West Virginia plant kills 2 people, sends 30 more to hospitals, officials say | AP News
INSTITUTE, W.Va. (AP) — A chemical leak at a West Virginia silver recovery business on Wednesday killed two people and sent about 30 others to hospitals, including one in serious condition, authorities said.
The leak occurred at the Catalyst Refiners plant in Institute as workers were preparing to shut down at least part of the facility, Kanawha County Commission Emergency Management Director C.W. Sigman said.
Douglas – Coketon – Davis (1926/1938)
Old Blackwater Railroad shown on these historical topographic maps.
Keyser, West Virignia
They call it the friendliest town in America.
North Fork Gap
A narrow gap in North Fork Mountain, which is one range to the east of Dolly Sods and the Applachian Front and west of Petersburg, WV.




