The lawyer for a man who claims he was fired from Silfab in Fort Mill after alerting authorities about the plant operating without an occupancy permit last year said in court Tuesday there were chemicals at the plant in June 2025, before Silfab had permits to operate.
The chemicals were there months before two reported spills in early March, according to Cam Halford, the attorney for Jason Rhoades. In court Tuesday, Halford also alleged Rhoades was kept in a room at the plant for hours after alerting supervisors in June 2025 about what could happen if someone working at Silfab had a problem without the proper temporary certificate of occupancy.
The leaks prompted community outrage and renewed debate over whether the solar manufacturer should be in its location in the first place…