Apex, N.C.-Fertilizer and pesticides were included in the waste chemicals stored at EQ Industrial Services, which was hit by a chemical explosion Oct. 5 and caused the evacuation of thousands of residents, company officials confirmed. “There was nothing (of that nature) in large volume,” spokesman Robert Doyle reported. He said the hazardous material storage facility had many types of chemical waste, including paint, cleaning supplies, oils, and pool chemicals, and the fertilizers would have been bagged material intended for household and outside use. Doyle said the cause is still under investigation.
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