Two Dead in West Virginia Explosion

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Jim Zamagias

A chemical leak at a West Virginia plant killed two people and sent 19 others to the hospital, authorities said.  The leak occurred at the Catalyst Refiners plant, a silver recovery business 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.  Seven of the injured persons were first responders.