ST. GABRIEL - One person was taken to the hospital for chemical burns from the Koura plant in St. Gabriel, officials told WBRZ.

Emergency officials said that they received a call around 1 p.m. with a person suffering a chemical burn to the neck. That person was taken to the hospital and their condition is unknown.

On Nov. 18, a plant worker died and another was taken to the hospital due to burns from hydrofluoric acid at the same plant.

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