Hundreds Flee Acid Leak After Lightning Hits Plant
United Press International
CHAPIN, S. C. —
Lightning struck a tank at the Suffolk Chemical Co. plant and sent a cloud of hydrochloric acid across residential neighborhoods Friday, injuring three workers and forcing hundreds of people from their homes, authorities said.
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