Harvey Responders Say the Arkema Plant Blaze Made Them Sick
- Police officers sue Arkema for saying fumes were not toxic
- Explosions at chemical facility followed Harvey flooding
Smoke rises from the Arkema chemical manufacturing and storage facility in Crosby, Texas, on Sept. 1, 2017.
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Police officers sickened by fumes from explosions at an Arkema SA chemical plant near Houston accused the company in a lawsuit of not warning them about toxic chemicals that left them vomiting and unable to catch their breath.
Officers patrolling an evacuation area near the plant "began to fall ill in the middle of the road" after being exposed to the fumes, filed Thursday in Harris County Civil Court. The plant, which manufactured peroxides, lost power after Hurricane Harvey hit and the highly flammable chemicals couldn’t stay cooled.