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Chemtool Incorporated, a company that manufactures custom-formulated lubricants and grease products, claims to be the largest manufacturer of grease in the Americas. [2] In the United States, Chemtool has four locations, three of which are in Illinois. It has a headquarters and a production center in Rockton; the latter was lost to the fire. [7]
Rockton homeowners and renters who lived within 3 miles of the 2021 Chemtool industrial fire plan to settle with the company for $94.5 million. Class action suit in 2021 chemical plant explosion ...
Neighbors who lived within a 3-mile radius of the June 14, 2021, Chemtool industrial fire in Rockton have reached a $94.5 million preliminary settlement with the company.
Residents, owners and tenants within three miles of the 2021 Chemtool fire have just a few months to file claims for part of a $94.5M settlement. Rockton Chemtool neighbors in process of filing ...
On June 14, 2021, a large explosion and subsequent fire affected the Chemtool Lubrication production plant in Rockton. There were no serious injuries, but an area within a one mile radius from the fire was evacuated.
2021 Rockton explosion – A massive chemical explosion was reported at the Chemtool chemical plant caused by a scissor lift accident (a replacement of insulation on an elevated heat transfer piping network) which ended up striking a piece of piping with sufficient mechanical force causing the release of mineral oil. At least 70 people were ...
It's been five months since Rockton's massive Chemtool explosion and fire and residents are still reeling emotionally, physically and financially.
On June 14, 2021, the company's Chemtool manufacturing plant in Rockton, IL suffered a large explosion and fire. A one-mile evacuation zone was established as fire agencies worked to contain the fire. [28] Sites in and around Rouen (France) have been the site of numerous industrial incidents: See fr:Incendie de l'usine Lubrizol à Rouen