A chemical leak at a Vinton County explosives manufacturer on June 11 prompted evacuations and a no-fly order around the southeast Ohio plant. The leak produced a large plume of yellowish gas.

A plume can be seen on the morning of June 11 in Vinton County after a leak was reported at the Ohio explosives manufacturer Austin Powder.© Provided by Kennedi Kovaleski ...

Evacuations lifted after nitric acid leak at Vinton County explosives plant by: Blake DeJarnatt, Jessica Patterson Posted: Jun 11, 2025 / 10:59 AM EDT Updated: Jun 11, 2025 / 05:37 PM EDT ...

The leak happened Wednesday around 8:30 a.m. at the Austin Powder Plant, an explosives manufacturing plant in Vinton County, according to Jackson County Emergency Management Director Robert ...

Local News / Jun 11, 2025 / 05:10 PM EDT An evacuation order has been lifted after a chemical leak at an explosives manufacturing plant Wednesday.

VINTON COUNTY, Ohio – Communities were under evacuation Wednesday after a large chemical leak from an explosives plant in southeast Ohio sent hazardous air into nearby areas. Jackson County ...

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.

No injuries have been reported in the release, which the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency reported at about 3 p.m. had been stopped. The agency said it has a team on site working with the ...