The $270,000 payment will be used to resolve claims resulting from a toxic release of hazardous chemicals at the plant in April 2004, the story stated.
According to the story, a reactor at MFG Chemical Inc. overheated and exploded, causing a cloud of hydrochloric acid — a highly corrosive substance commonly used for cleaning — to be released over the area, killing all aquatic and plant life.
Roughly 154 people were treated for minor symptoms following the incident and hundreds of residents and workers from several nearby factories were evacuated as a precaution, the story noted.
