That red cloud hovering briefly over the Spartech Compound on Nash Road Tuesday was a result of an equipment failure inside the plant.
Workers were producing red tinted plastic and a filter error resulted in some of the red dye powder escaping from a roof vent, said a Spartech spokesmen. The error was detected immediately, and repairs eventually halted the escaping dust.
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