A
chemical
hose
released
a
cloud
of
silicon
tetracholoride
and
trichlorosilane
into
the
atmosphere
after
“losing
containment
during
cleanup”,
says
the
company.
Local
press
pictures
depict
a
huge
white
plume
streaming
from
the
plant,
which
then
drifted
southward
following
the
incident
on
Friday
morning.
The
chemicals
are
an
“irritant
to
the
mucous
membranes
in
the
nose
and
throat”,
according
to
REC.
All
the
roads
surrounding
the
factory
were
temporarily
shut
down,
leading
to
traffic
jams
in
the
area.
However,
REC
says
preliminary
investigations
have
found
no
evidence
of
ground-level
concentrations
of
the
chemicals.
At…
