Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1992
Castleford distillation-column explosion
Residues of nitrotoluene ignited in a distillation column, causing a major fire. Five workers died and around 200 people were injured. The company was later fined £250,000 and ordered to pay £150,000 in costs.
1930
Castleford nitration-plant disaster
A nitration-plant explosion destroyed the factory, killed 13 people and injured 32. The blast also made approximately 300 homes in Castleford uninhabitable.
1926
Fatal packing-area explosion
An explosion occurred while workers were packing a dye intermediate believed to be non-explosive. Two men were killed.