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It includes all of Belle, Marmet, Chesapeake and Chelyan. WSAZ has been told the explosion happened at a tenant company that operates at Chemours called Optima. Its still unclear what they produce at the plant. We are in Marmet side of river pic.twitter.com/ICvzeRYDwc. It happened around 10 p.m. Tuesday at the Optima Chemicals Company along W. Dupont Ave. in Belle. We are actively monitoring the situation, the release said. "To those of us in the chemical industry, safety is number one," he said. Site responders worked to contain the fire,\" Chemours said in an email. We have no further details at this time., U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., tweeted, Gayle and I are praying for those at the Chemours plant in Belle & for our brave first responders who are running to the fire tonight. Rt. / CBS/AP. At least 10 dead after winter storm slams South, Midwest, The Saturday Six: Dental device controversy, scientist's bug find and more, Indonesia fuel depot fire kills 18; more than a dozen missing, 3 children killed, 2 others wounded at Texas home, Biden had cancerous skin lesion removed last month, doctor says, Duo of 81-year-old women plan to see the world in 80 days, Bus with 40 children crashes in French Alps, Tom Sizemore, actor known for "Saving Private Ryan" and "Heat," dies at 61, Alex Murdaugh trial: What to know about the double murder case. The plant is along the Kanawha River in eastern Kanawha County. NOW WATCH: We tried Plant Power, the vegan fast-food chain taking over the West Coast, Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Students should log in to Schoology for eLearning. The blast prompted a huge fire at the Chemours plant in West Dupont Avenue in Belle, Kanawah . DUPONT PLANT IN BELLE WEST VIRGINIA JUST HAD AN EXPLOSION! WSAZ-TV reports three people were taken to the hospital and a fourth transported themselves to get treatment. It shook peoples houses on both sides of the river., He added, It shook homes and businesses clear over on the Marmet side of the river.. The project proposes turning 750 acres of land with limited potential use into what the company says will be a 100-megawatt solar array that can power thousands of homes and businesses. But Agent Orange, which was used extensivelyand controversiallyin Southeast Asia to defoliate jungles during the Vietnam War, was produced at Nitro's Monsanto Co. plant from the 1940s until 1971. The water company says customers will not see any changes to their water services. KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) New details are being released about an explosion at the Optima Chemicals Company along W. Dupont Ave. in Belle overnight. People who lived in the area reported their houses shook. A mans world? UPDATE | Water customers not impacted by chemical plant - WSAZ KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The name of the person who was killed in an explosion at Optima Chemicals Company in Belle, West Virginia Tuesday evening has been released. The water company says customers will not see any changes to their water services. The complex is a former DuPont chemical plant. Explosion reported near Chemours chemical plant in West Virginia 2. The other two were evaluated at a hospital and have been released. John was the sole bread winner for his family.. The toxic wastewater produced in the cleansing process, known as coal slurry, is either injected into the grounda moratorium bans that for now, says Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition's Stockmanor is stored in impoundment ponds, or sludge "lakes" behind earthen dams.