Silfab Solar downplayed two chemical incidents at its Fort Mill manufacturing facility this week, blaming "significant amounts of misinformation" about the leaks.
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Silfab Solar downplayed two chemical incidents at its Fort Mill manufacturing facility this week, blaming "significant amounts of misinformation" about the leaks.
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Flint Hill Elementary School in Fort Mill is closed on Thursday following a second incident involving chemicals at the nearby Silfab Solar manufacturing plant, York County officials confirmed.
Flint Hill Elementary School was closed Thursday morning due to an "active incident" involving hydrofluoric acid at Silfab Solar, officials said.
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Operations are temporarily on hold at Silfab Solar’s Fort Mill facility after a chemical spill prompted an investigation and renewed concerns from nearby residents.
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Silfab Solar's facility is less than a mile from Flint Hill Elementary School, with parents pushing back against the facility since it was first proposed.
York County Emergency Management confirmed that approximately 1,530 gallons of potassium hydroxide were spilled at Silfab Solar in Fort Mill on Tuesday.
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