Key points:
- A tank at a poultry litter manufacturing plant in Arkansas ruptured, spilling corrosive acid on May 2.
- C&S Chemicals had not obtained the stormwater permit required to operate a chemical plant, according to state agencies.
- The spill killed thousands of fish in a nearby creek and is being investigated by Arkansas authorities.
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A Fort Smith chemical plant that spilled thousands of gallons of highly acidic chemicals last spring lacked a permit to operate and had not disclosed to Arkansas authorities it was handling hazardous chemicals, according to state agencies and public records obtained by the Advocate.
The spill killed thousands of fish in nearby waterways, crossed state lines and severely damaged a city fire truck responding to the incident. Georgia-based C&S Chemicals had been making its sulfuric-acid based product Poultry Guard at the plant since opening in November 2024, according to a former employee and a Linkedin post announcing its opening…