A federal investigation has been opened into a chemical leak that led to evacuations Vinton County, Ohio, earlier this month.

VINTON COUNTY, Ohio (WCHS) — UPDATED - 5:00 p.m., 6/11/25 Some residents in Vinton County, Ohio can return home after evacuation orders were lifted Wednesday afternoon following a chemical leak.

UPDATED - 5:00 p.m., 6/11/25Some residents in Vinton County, Ohio can return home after evacuation orders were lifted Wednesday afternoon following a chemical l ...

Vinton County is the least populous county in Ohio, with only 12,800 residents recorded in the 2020 census. Its County seat is McArthur, near the Austin Powder Red Diamond plant.

This story has been updated to correct the type of gas produced. Residents of Vinton County returned to their homes late afternoon June 11 after being evacuated due to what the Ohio Environmental ...

Vinton County is the least populous county in Ohio, with only 12,800 residents recorded in the 2020 census. Its County seat is McArthur, near the Austin Powder Red Diamond plant.

Parts of Vinton County in southeastern Ohio were evacuated Wednesday following a chemical leak. A gas release at the Austin Powder chemical plant about 30 minutes west of Athens has been stopped ...

The Vinton County Sheriff's Office said initially a 3-mile radius around the plant was evacuated, including State Route 677 and Creek, Morgan and Infirmary roads near the leak.

VINTON COUNTY, Ohio (WOWK) – A community has been given the all clear after being asked to evacuate after a nitric acid leak at an explosives plant in Vinton County, Ohio. According to Vinton ...

The Vinton County Sheriff's Office said initially a 3-mile radius around the plant was evacuated, including State Route 677 and Creek, Morgan and Infirmary roads near the leak.