ST. LOUIS — A section of the Mississippi River was shut down in northeast Missouri on Tuesday after a cloud of sulfur trioxide gas was released from an industrial plant. The BASF plant and others nearby were evacuated.
Mississippi River closed, plants evacuated after sulfur trioxide release
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 | 3:31 p.m. CDT;
updated 4:41 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, March 23, 2010
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