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Bayer blast a stark reminder of chemical dangers in Kanawha Valley
Photo By: Rusty Marks
Sooner or later, most Kanawha Valley residents know it's going to happen. A flash of light in the middle of the night, the thunderous rumbling of an explosion, and the gnawing fear that a deadly chemical might have just been released into the atmosphere from a chemical accident.
Caleb Brown (left) and Dale and Chris Dolin discuss the Bayer CropScience explosion while sitting outside Nitro’s Roadrunner Grill on Friday.
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