A chemical leak from an explosives manufacturing plant is prompting evacuations wednesday in and around zaleski in vinton county, according to the sheriff’s office. A nitric acid leak at a chemical plant in vinton county, ohio, forced emergency evacuations on wednesday, june 11, officials said A leak at the austin powder plant forced residents in the southeast ohio village of zaleski to evacuate their homes last week.
Evacuation order lifted for residents near Vinton County's Austin
A nitric acid leak at the austin powder plant in vinton county released a toxic orange plume of gas and nearby residents were forced to evacuate.
The leak produced a large plume of yellowish gas.
