Leak at Barry chemical plant prompts huge emergency services response with residents ordered to ‘close their windows’
A leak at the Barry chemical plant in South Wales has sparked a huge emergency response as residents have been told to ‘close their windows’.
South Wales Police have advised the precaution following the incident at Dow Corning in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan.
South Wales Fire and Rescue are in attendance with several crews on site.
Silicones have been produced at the site since 1952. Currently, approximately 630 people work at the factory.
A leak at the Barry chemical plant in South Wales has sparked a huge emergency response, with residents told to ‘close their windows’
Residents in the Dinas Powys, Sully and Penarth areas have been affected
Residents in the Dinas Powys, Sully and Penarth areas have been affected.
Dow Corning, an international chemical company, has facilities in Barry and Manchester, but the Barry plant is the largest silicone manufacturing facility outside the US.
A statement from South Wales Police said: ‘Please be aware that there has been a chemical leak at Dow Corning in Barry and residents in the Dinas Powys, Sully and Penarth areas are advised to keep doors and windows closed as a precaution. close while the case is being processed. treated. Thank you for your patience at this time.”
