- Two people have died and 19 others were rushed to the hospital after a chemical spill at the Catalyst Refiners plant in Institute, West Virginia.
- The emergency, which also resulted in injuries to seven ambulance workers, unfolded at around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.
- The spill was caused by a violent chemical gas reaction involving nitric acid and another substance, officials said.
- The reaction took place as workers were preparing to shut down a section of the silver recovery business facility.
- Authorities described the event as an instantaneous and violent overreaction of chemicals.
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