Croda Incorporated says it has shut down the facility that caused a toxic gas leak to close the Delaware Memorial Bridge
The company says the leak was the result of an incorrectly installed gasket.
But residents are not satisfied.
The Wilmington News Journal reports that Ken Dryden with the Delaware Concerned Residents for Environmental Justice called the company’s explanation for the leak after only three months in operation “a disgrace”.
That’s what company officials heard as they hosted a public forum along with state and local emergency officials last night.
The facility emitted more than 26-hundred pounds of gas from ethylene oxide production site in late November.
Five employees were given medical attention after the leak but there were no other injuries.
