Hazmat squads investigate Los Angeles chemical plant plume
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Fire Department dispatched hazardous materials squads when a chemical plant released a large pungent plume Thursday morning but firefighters found no harmful gases.
The department says the building in the Atwater Village area was evacuated and there are no reports of injuries.
Huntsman Corp. tells The Associated Press that a mixing vessel overheated at the resin manufacturing facility and a valve operated properly in venting the product.
Huntsman says the event is fully contained and incident is under investigation.
ABC7 reported from a helicopter that the plume dissipated to a light haze.
