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Nova-Kem Chemical Fire
Seward, Illinois
Winnebago County
On June 2, 2013, Nova-Kem’s chemical manufacturing and repackaging plant in Seward, Illinois experienced an explosion and fire. The plant manufactures chemicals for high-technology applications, especially in semi-conductors, and it also repackages chemicals. Because the main chemical that is manufactured at the site, hexachlorodisilane (HCDS), is highly reactive to water, the building was allowed to burn and subsequently a nearby building also caught fire. The fire ended on June 3, 2013.
- Nova-Kem Chemical Fire Fact Sheet 1 - June 2013
- Nova-Kem Chemical Fire Fact Sheet 2 - August 2013
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