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Columbus fire issued a shelter-in-place order July 14 around GFS Chemicals in Franklinton following a release of a toxic ...
The July 14 chemical leak at GFS Chemicals that resulted in a shelter-in-place order for people in Franklinton involved ...
A North Franklinton chemical manufacturing facility that experienced a chemical leak Monday has a history of hazardous waste ...
Residents of the area nestled south of Interstate 70 on Columbus' West Side have an average life expectancy of 60 years.
According to the Ohio EPA, while conducting a routine process within the facility, a bromine solution began to release a fume ...
Following a July 14 chemical leak at GFS Chemicals, data shows the plant's pollution risk ratings have been much higher than industry averages.
According to documents from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, GFS Chemicals was fined $15,000 in 2018 for violating ...
Residents in Franklinton are teaming up with a crime-fighting non-profit to tackle the persistent issue of illegal dumping in ...
Some Franklinton residents in the shelter area who spoke with The Dispatch said they were unaware that a chemical manufacturing plant was nearby.
Franklinton residents have been asked to shelter in place due to a hazmat situation near River Street and North Souder Avenue.
Police were called to the 200 block of South Souder Avenue just after 9 p.m. on Friday after several residents were attacked ...