WTOC, Savannah, Georgia, news, weather and sports | CEMA investigating chemical leak at Troknox plant
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By WTOC Staff
SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - Savannah emergency officials are investigating an overnight chemical leak at the Troknox Plant on the city's eastside.
Around 11:45pm, HAZMAT crews and Savannah Fire were called to the chemical plant on Ferr-McGee Road just off east President Street.
Plant officials say "titanium tetra-chloride" leaked from a holding tank, forming a large vapor cloud. The wind pushed the fumes over top the Savannah River, toward South Carolina.
Plant workers were evacuated for a short time but were allowed to return to work once the leak was under control. The Chatham Emergency Management Agency is investigating.
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