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NORPHLET — Union County Judge Bobby Edmonds declared an emergency late Thursday afternoon at Norphlet Chemical after an inspection conducted by Homeland Security officials found flaws in hydrogen chloride storage tanks.

The plant currently has 30,000 gallons of HC, an ingredient found in automobile refrigerant, on site, Edmonds said.

Norphlet Chemical, located on Macmillian Drive adjacent to the Norphlet School District’s facilities, never became fully operational after its completion in 2007 and has been sitting idle for more than a year due to financial ...