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911 dispatchers in Kanawha County reported seeing a red fireball and feeling a blast as far away as Charleston, after an explosion was reported at the Bayer Crop Science Plant in Institute at 10:35 p.m. Thursday. The explosion was heard at least as far away as Mink Shoals. This Bayer institute is produce “Methomyl“.

Methomyl is classified as Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP) by the Environmental Protection Agency because of its high acute toxicity to humans. “Methomyl” is potentially a highly poisonous material in humans. It is highly toxic if it is ingested or absorbed through the eyes, moderately poisonous when inhaled, but of lower toxicity with skin, or ‘dermal,’ exposure. More info read at Methomyl Bayer Institute Blast