MOORESVILLE, N.C. — The chemical company involved in a deadly explosion in Mooresville has a history of inappropriately storing hazardous chemicals.
Our partners at the Charlotte Observer looked at records from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.
The paper found a $66,000 fine for Brenntag last year for being out of compliance with federal rules.
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The company was cited for failing to label containers, and storing compounds next to each other that inspectors say when mixed, can create deadly gas.
A Brenntag tanker operator was killed Tuesday in an explosion outside Carolina Beverage Group.
The National Transportation Safety Board said the operator reported a sodium hydroxide leak just minutes earlier.
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