Eight workers at Texas chemical plant hospitalized after toxic gas leak
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Altivia Chemicals said personnel have contained leak of phosgene as city lifts shelter-in-place order that affected nearby plants
Eight people were taken to a hospital for treatment on Monday after a toxic gas leak at Altivia Chemicals' plant in La Porte, Texas, local officials said.
An update on their condition was not immediately available. The city canceled a shelter-in-place order in the afternoon that had affected several nearby industrial plants, officials said.
Reuters contributed to this report
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