Fatal explosion at US paint and polymers plant

An explosion and fire left one worker dead, five more hospitalised and a further four with minor injuries at a polymer resin plant at a paint factory in Columbus, US, on 8 April.

The initial explosion at Yenkin-Majestic Paints and OPC polymers occurred when a metallic kettle reactor, heated by a gas furnace, burst during manufacturing of alkyd polyester resin, according to updates from the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB).