A possible explosion Wednesday morning at Westlake ... described the incident as a “pressure event” in the vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) unit. He said via email that the event occurred around ...
Governor DeWine said the release was necessary to prevent an explosion, which could have blasted deadly shrapnel through the town. The vinyl chloride ... is a colourless liquid with a fruit ...
Experts at the scene were concerned polymerization would trigger a BLEVE — a boiling liquid expanding ... that the vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) would not likely cause an explosion.