Wednesday, February 20, 2008

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Officials Report Release At Mississippi Chemical

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Officials Report Release At Mississippi Chemical: "WLOX News has learned that there has been a release at Mississippi Chemical this morning.

Jackson County Civil Defense Director Butch Loper tells us right now, air monitors show nothing hazardous, but tests are still being done. Loper says the release of sulfur dioxide happened around 8am.

Two schools near Mississippi Chemical have been keeping students indoors until everyone is certain the air is still safe. The Department of Environmental Quality and Mississippi Chemical are taking air monitors to Resurrection School and Cherokee Elementary."

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