NEWS AT FIVE STARTS RIGHT NOW. THE COMPANY THAT OWNS A PLANT IN EASTERN IOWA THAT EXPLODED MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AGO WILL NOW BE FORCED TO PAY FOR THE CLEANUP. C60 PLANT IN MARENGO ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF EAST OF DES MOINES, EXPLODED ON DECEMBER 8TH. TEN PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THAT EXPLOSION SENT A PLUME OF SMOKE INTO THE AIR. SOME HOMES NEARBY WERE EVACUATED AND NOW C60 WILL PAY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. KCCI JAMES STRATTON IS HERE WITH MORE ON THE FINE AND JAMES, HOW THIS SITE MUST BE CLEANED UP. AND STEVEN STACEY, THE AGREEMENT TO PAY FOR CLEANUP COMES AFTER THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST C60. TODAY’S AGREEMENT SHOWS C60 MUST PAY MORE THAN $330,000 TO A WINDSOR HEIGHTS COMPANY TO CLEAN UP THIS SITE. PLUS, DEPOSIT 75 GRAND INTO A TRUST TO ASSIST FOR ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION WORK AT THAT PROPERTY. ALONG WITH THAT, THE COMPANY MUST GIVE DNR A LIST OF CHEMICALS INSIDE THE PLANT AT THE TIME OF THAT EXPLOSION. WOW. DNR ON PROPERTY AND PRESENT A PLAN FOR LONG TERM CLEANUP. THAT PLANT CLAIM TO RECYCLE SHINGLES INTO BIOFUEL WHEN THE FIRE HAPPENED. MARENGO POLICE CHIEF SAID THE PLANT’S SPRINKLER SYSTEM D
C-6 Zero to pay almost $400,000 for cleanup at Marengo fire site
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Updated: 5:09 PM CST Feb 6, 2023
The owners of an Iowa plant that exploded more than two months ago will now be forced to pay for the cleanup.The C-6 Zero plant in Marengo exploded and caught fire on Dec. 8. It sent a giant smoke plume into the air, and some residents were forced to evacuate. KCCI's Sky 8 drone was there when the plant was on fire for hours.Now, C-6 Zero will have to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars.The agreement to pay for cleanup comes after the state attorney general filed a lawsuit against C6-Zero.Monday's agreement shows C6-Zero must pay more than $330,000 to a Windsor Heights company to clean up the site, plus deposit $75,000 into a trust to fund assessment and remediation work at the property.Along with that, the company must give the Department of Natural Resources a list of chemicals inside at the time of the explosion, allow DNR on property and present a plan for long-term cleanup.
MARENGO, Iowa — The owners of an Iowa plant that exploded more than two months ago will now be forced to pay for the cleanup.
The C-6 Zero plant in Marengo exploded and caught fire on Dec. 8. It sent a giant smoke plume into the air, and some residents were forced to evacuate. KCCI's Sky 8 drone was there when the plant was on fire for hours.
Now, C-6 Zero will have to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The agreement to pay for cleanup comes after the state attorney general filed a lawsuit against C6-Zero.
Monday's agreement shows C6-Zero must pay more than $330,000 to a Windsor Heights company to clean up the site, plus deposit $75,000 into a trust to fund assessment and remediation work at the property.
Along with that, the company must give the Department of Natural Resources a list of chemicals inside at the time of the explosion, allow DNR on property and present a plan for long-term cleanup.
