Some Franklinton residents in the shelter area who spoke with The Dispatch said they were unaware that a chemical manufacturing plant was nearby.

Fire triggers chemical release at Houston's Arkema plant By Rebekah F. Ward, Staff writer Updated July 10, 2025 12:31 p.m.

A fire and explosion at a Connecticut chemical plant Thursday morning was likely caused by the recent heat wave, officials said.

An Italian court on Thursday sentenced executives at a chemical plant to jail terms of up to 17 years for polluting water used by hundreds of thousands of people with PFAS, or "forever chemicals ...