Sauder Schelkopf is investigating a class action lawsuit on behalf of individuals who were impacted by the explosion at Chemtool Inc. in Rockton, Illinois on June 14, 2021. Because of the threat of the inhalation of toxic and harmful materials, residents were evacuated, displaced, and found their community covered in debris.
As reported by NPR on June 14, 2021:
An explosion at a chemical plant in northern Illinois sparked massive fires that sent flames and huge plumes of thick black smoke high into the air and debris raining onto the ground Monday morning, prompting evacuations.
Following reports that the plumes of smoke were so big they were being picked up on weather radar, the Rockton Police Department at 8:46 a.m., posted an alert, warning that fire officials had ordered a mandatory evacuation near the plant. It told people to evacuate homes and businesses, and to await further instructions.
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