A nitric acid leak at a chemical plant in Vinton County, Ohio, prompted emergency evacuations on Wednesday, June 11, according to officials. (Credit: Edeth Conner via Storyful) ...

A massive nitric acid leak spewed orange plumes of smoke into the sky, forcing a no-fly zone and mass evacuations around an Ohio chemical plant, according to reports.

VINTON COUNTY, Ohio — Thousands of gallons of nitric acid leaking from a tank at a manufacturing facility prompted evacuations in Vinton County Wednesday morning. Around 8:30 a.m., first ...

Parts of Vinton County in southeastern Ohio were evacuated Wednesday following a chemical leak. A gas release at the Austin Powder chemical plant about 30 minutes west of Athens has been stopped ...

Emergency officials reported that nitric acid was stored in a 5,000-gallon tank at the plant. Upon release, the acid quickly transformed into nitric oxide.

Local Nitric oxide leak at southeastern Ohio manufacturing plant prompts evacuations By WHIO Staff June 11, 2025 at 5:19 pm EDT + Caption ...

Evacuation orders have since been lifted, and the Ohio Emergency Protection Agency is monitoring the situation. Here's what we know about the leak that happened at the Austin Powder plant near ...

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A major emergency training drill took place at Indianapolis International Airport on Wednesday, simulating a disaster scenario to test the airport’s crisis response. The ...