it's the dow chemical plant. the incident time was 2:28 this afternoon. when first arriving units found multiple victims from an unknown chemical reaction in one of the laboratories in this facility. north andover fire department and area fire departments transported 4 victims to subsequently throw of these victims have been transported to boston hospitals for further treatment. north andover fire department activated the regional hazmat system and tier 3 level which brought approximately 40 hazmat techs to the scene. in addition, the state police bomb squad assigned to the state fire marshal is on scene work concurrently and jointly with the hazmat team and dow chemical personnel. speak. during the current operational period we are stabilizing the ongoing processs eliminating future hazards and will begin an investigation following the confirmation the area is secure. it's too early to speak about the cause. fire department, mutual aid areas, north andover police department, dep, osha,member mema are on scene and i made notification to the u.s. chemical

jc: karen anderson joins us now karen: a dow chemical employee died in 2013 after exposure of the plant. the man was making a chemical that is extremely flammable and hazardous. when it touches air or liquid, it instantly explodes. osha completed its investigation three month ago and found the company failed to ensure the equipment was adequate to prevent explosions. dow was fined $70,000 for the they shut down for several months while they evaluated changes to the cleaning process. karen anderson, 5 investigates. ed: breaking news from braintree person stabbed. street in braintree. state police are helping in the s unclear how badly the victim is hurt. we' ll be following this and bring you more as it comes in. jc: 5 investigates learning that s department early this morning. kathy curran joins us with the exclusive information. kathy: we have learned the 23-year-old man was in the sheriff' s department custody because he is been civilly committed. he was being transferred in bridgewater. the center was on lockdown. he could not be moved and was kept in the van. dunn was inside the van

four people in the same part of the dow chemical plants that exploded were critically hurt and heading here. >> what the patients had was blast injuries from the pressure of the explosion and the chemical on their body. and burns as well. >> reporter: but before those patients could enter the emergency room doors they had to go thank you decontamination in the hospital's parking lot. >> they were washed with water for an extensive period of time to remove contaminants. >> reporter: doctors were told the injured came in contact what a chemical that is an irtantd to the skin and anything that it would be coming in contact with. >> reporter: some 60 doctors and nurses cared for the patients and within an hour three were stable and airlifted to boston for more trauma care. the fourth stayed in lawrence, while not as badly hurt, still in need of medical attention. a sign that this explosion was indeed tramatic. >> they are in critical condition. they are significant and severe. >> reporter: and again the hospital not giving any specific details about where on the body these victims were hur

it's powerful blast at the dow chemical plant. apparently, triggered by the chemical trimethylaluminium. we don't have specifics on how it went down. but the, plosion was powerful enough -- explosion was powerful enough that sparked a chemical fire and injured four workers. three of those workers were rushed to lawrence hospital and med flighted to boston hospital's two to mgh and one to brigham and women and the fourth at lawrence general. it triggered a massive response to fire fighters and decontamination teams. crews in protective suits were seen coming and go from the building. stunned work he is huddled in front and the couple that just i just heard a big explosion

this all happened a few miles down the road of the dow chemical plant in north andover. firefighters responded after some sort of chemical explosion inside that building. it is unclear what triggered that. dr. sebi chemical is -- doctors they were decontaminated outside before going in for treatment. >> they were decamped -- recombinant -- they were decamped and aided before going into the emergency department. we have a determination -- decamped -- we have a contamination protocol. >> one patient is still being treated at lawrence general. the other patients were taken by med flight to boston hospitals were they are receiving treatment tonight. live in lawrence, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. phil: also breaking tonight. another freefall on wall street. the dow plunging nearly 400 points. it has lost 900 points since the start of this year alone. traders are worried about china' s economy. jc: harvey joins us now . temperatures are going to drop overnight. harvey: today, tonight, it' s a few degrees above or below. but overnight, it will drop. probably just clouds, but

dow chemical shot up to a high last month. with this amazing merger slash breakup plan, the stock has been put through the meat grinder. at some point, i think the stock will become way too cheap and you will have to buy it. for now, it is not exactly liked. my charitable trust has been picking up some shares but it is not profitable to do so. let's check in with the ceo and chairman of dow chemical. find out who are about where this company is headed. mr. livers, welcome back. >> nice to be back. >> you have a state-of-the-art facility that is changing the game for how this country and companies are using natural gas. describe how important this is and why dow chemical is no longer hostage to the price of oil. at today is called a pdh facility, which takes shell gas propane, which is the cheapest and makes a vital feed stock called propylene where a lot of products that we make and others make is based on. the opportunity to do that here in texas and the united states, we have the world's largest facility to do this. it is th

. >> ryan: officials say it happened a short time ago at the dow chemical facility. steve coopers joins us live with more. >> reporter: so, ryan, this is right off of willow street in north andover. this unfolding around 2:30 this afternoon. we're being told that five people have been transported from the scene, self taken to lawrence general hospital. we're told one to two are suffering critical injuries at this hour. show you the scene. sky 7 was over the scene as well. this all happening this afternoon. the fire marshal's office giving us those updated numbers on the injured here. the victims were taken to the hospital, medflight transporting at least one patient from the hospital as well. the dow chemical plant develops materials that are used in l.e.d.light manufacturing. according to a source there laboratory involving some chemicals, exact can chemicals is not clear. the initial report was some sort of a hydrochloric explosion. a school bus has been brought to the scene so the other employees that have been standing outside in the cold weather here this aftern

the house shook a little bit. >> jennifer: around 2:30 workers were critically injured at the dow chemical plant in north andover, suffering from what hospital officials describe as shrapnel injuries and burns. doctors were told the injured came in contact with a chemical called try methyl aluminum. >> it's a chemical that's an irritant to the skin and anything it would come in contact with. >> this was a chemical that was reactive to water, and for some reason that will come out as part of the investigation, this chemical reacted with water, which resulted in the explosion. >> jennifer: before the four injured workers could enter the emergency room, they had to go through a decontamination in the hospital's parking lot. >> the patients were vigorously washed with water for an extensive period of time prior to come in to remove any contaminant that could be on their clothes or bodies. >> jennifer: three were airlifted to boston hospitals. at the scene the plant was evacuated. the hazardous materials crew, bomb squad and emergency manage. spent hours surveying the scene. fire officials told

. >> anchor: today's explosion, much safer than the sudden blast inside of a dow chemical lab, leaving four people in the hospital, tonight, kimberly is live, with the new information about the victims. kimberly? those fourm victims are all men and they were all working in the same area of this lab, this he suffered dramatic injuries, but they are alive. >> reporter: out, with a bang. sky seven, the only one to capture the bomb squad blowing up the remaining tri methal aluminum from the dow chemical company. it was removed from the north, plant in a sand filled, dump truck, 24 ours after it exploded in a lab here. >> we had an explosion and we evacuated the buildings and we have three people down inside and we are not sure how bad they are hurt we need the ambulance and the fire support. >> that is the 911 call that alerted the crews on thursday, and revealing that there were four men in the room, actively working with a basketball size container of the chemical when it mixed with water or air and exploded. >> and this is a process, that when it went wrong it violently went wrong. >> a

newscenter 5' s sera congi, live in north andover. have returned the control of the building to dow chemical. this was a long process. it ended once they were able to contained the volatile material. the state police of bomb squad removing the volatile chemical, to be safely detonated at a remote location. >> this is such a volatile material, extremely volatile, every step has to be checked and crosschecked. hazmat crews spent nearly 24 hours methodically clearing the dow chemical plant. it is believed that trimethyl aluminum reacted to water, causing the lotion. >> there is nothing leading us to believe this is something other than a tragic industrial action -- accident. sera: four workers suffering injuries, three flown to boston hospitals. no word on their condition. >> hopefully we will be able to have interviews with the severely injured and we will be able to shed some additional light and information on it. sera: a dell spokesperson says that the company is cooperating with investigators. the victims have not been identified. but they were experienced and longtime colleagues. live in

. >>> an explosion in north andover rocking the dow chemical plant and badly injuring several workers. in the past hours, investigators held a news conference. >> we learned the chemical responsible is something called trimethylaluminum . it's a key ingredient in making led lights like these, so it's very useful but also quite volatile. so much so that hazmat teams still at this hour have not been able to get into the actual laboratory where the explosion happened. >> due to the condition of the building the continue operation -- continued operation of our the actual laboratory. >> reporter: teams of investigators working into the night, trying to learn more about this powerful explosion. blessed so strong, neighbors felt it around 2:30 thursday afternoon. >> the house should have -- shook a little bit and my dog went crazy. >> reporter: this is the home to the dow chemical facility. >> this was a chemical that was reactive to water and for some reason that will come out as part of the investigation, this chemical reacted with water, which resulted in the explosion. >> reporter: four

very active scene at dow chemical. you can see fire trucks jam packing the scene. this happened at about 2:28 this afternoon, north andover calling it a small explosion, but no fire with that explosion. we have been getting conflicting reports about how many were injured. boston. at this point, fire officials tell us there is no concern for the surrounding area, no concern over a leak or a spill. we got an update from a fire. >> we transported a couple of people. a couple of them have been airlifted into boston. at this time, we are waiting for the hazmat teams to go in and prepare the scene for us. sera: we are getting conflicting reports on how many people injured. north andover says four people, we are getting reports of five with three airlifted to boston. they are working on determining what caused the explosion. state emergency management team. employees have walked out and not commented. we have been told we will get an update from authorities at some point. live in north andover, sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. jc: some of those workers hurt were taken to la

that is the chemical that did that on those four people at the dow facility yesterday. that sent them to the hospital with critical injuries. you can only imagine that is chemical. we have our coverage now from our reporters there on the scene who is going to tell us what is ive. we have steve cooper live from our sky 7 video, what are you seeing from where you are? >> reporter: we can tell you going on for several hours here at the dow chemical plant in north andover. as you mentioned u.just a day after those four employees were seriously injured. three remain in boston hospitals one in lawrence general hospital at this hour but crews have been here all day. this area remained sealed off and a short time ago the state police bomb squad along with the state fire marshall's office in north andover fire fighters left here with a bit of a police es estort here and they took what was described as a vessel with some of that chemical packed in sand and they brought it over to that area here in north andover where it was render insisted safe and they actually blew it up with th

hazmat teams spent most of the day at dow chemical trying to make sure the scene was safe. ken macleod is live. >> reporter: a mangled container with the explosive chemicals still in it was carted away by the bomb squad about 90 minutes ago. and finally investigators were able to get a closeup look at the blast site. hazmat and even bomb specialists went in this blast site and make sure no other explosions were imminent. >> the investigation can't start until they make the area safe. >> reporter: he is talking about the lab at dow chemical where 4 employees were working around a basketball size container of trimethylaluminium when it blew up. >> it can be be-- can't be overstated we have a chemical that is extremely volatile. >> reporter: so volatile that contact with water turns it into a bomb. >> that is process when it went wrong it violently went wrong. >> reporter: the explosion sent four workers to hospitals with critical burns and shrapnel wounds and shook the neighborhood but this was no chemical threat outside. >> certainly nothing which would involve or necessitate

the dow chemical plant. we understand that in a few moments they will blow up the rest of that. you remember yesterday four people were seriously hurt when there was an explosion inside a lab there at the dow chemical plant. three of the people had to be transferred to boston hospitals. they are still some of them in critical condition but you can see here crews are prepare fog are that controlled explosion of so we're keeping an eye on this scene here. when it happens we'll bring it to you live . >> anchor: ahead on 7 news now, it's time to power up, ticket sales ending the jumbo powerball jackpot even higher and at left one person could be in line to win a record amount of cash. >> anchor: at 4:30, well chemical concerns. teams still on the scene of the explosion in north andover that severity four people to the hospital. sky 7 live over the scene there as they work to dispose of some of those dangerous materials. >> anchor: we continue to follow breaking news first at 4:00 for you on this a boston police officer shot in the leg this happened in dorchester and a suspect alread

will be a thorough review commonwealth and how it plays into the work that is being done here at dow chemical. we have enhanced -- an enhanced fire code in massachusetts that has a chapter that deals specifically with chemical process safety. so our office will arrive here tomorrow and initiate that investigation. we expect that investigation to take a considerable period of time as it involves extensive review of records, of inspections and a relationship to the code itself. the newest information i have is in the last few minutes, due to the last entry of the hazmat team, there is ongoing discussions that mays reduce the level of activity in the overnight hours here. the hazmat teams believe that the situation is stable in the building at this time. that while there is additional entries that need to be made for collection of chemicals there's believe that again stability has come to that laboratory. so possibly the scene will be decreased in activity in the overnight hours and it will be re-assessed and most likely additional hazmat teams will arrive here in the morning to continue their w

. >> reporter: that revealed the dow chemical plant in andover. >> it was chemical reactive to water. and for some reason that we will come -- that will come out as part of the investigation the chemical reacted with water which resulted in the explosion. >> reporter: four workers from injured. taken to lawrence general. boston hospitals. >> what the patients has was blast injuries from the pressure of the explosion and chemical onl their bodies they well. >> reporter: this was a similarscene to 2013 when anotherexplosion killed another employee. >> it was a totally different type of chemical and it was a >> reporter: but still so many questions as this investigation continues. dow chemical officials released a statement that reads in part our thoughts and prayers are with the families, friends and colleagues during this extremely difficult time. and an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the incident. again, investigators are expected to return here this morning at 10. perhaps then they will be able to get in the laboratory to further the investigation. for now live i

of the fire code of the commonwealth and how it plays into the work that is being done here at dow chemical. we have enhanced -- enhanced fire code in massachusetts that has a chapter that deals specifically with chemical process safety. >> catherine: as for the critically injured workers, officials say they suffered severe burns and blast injuries. three of the four are in boston hospitals this morning, but official did say late last night that they did have every reason to believe that this building had been stabilized, and they public was not in any danger. still, nonetheless, when they heard the explosion yesterday, people living nearby and working nearby, they are concerned, and hear from them coming up next half hour. live in north andover, catherine parrotta, fox25 news. >> sara: this plant has a troubled recent past. 2013 a worker was killed in a chemical explosion at the same site. carlos amaral got caught in blast in october of that year. official tell fox25 it was not the same chemical that caused yesterday's explosion. fox25 investigates did some digging. we have learned that oc

. >> reporter: the look revealed the dow chemical plant in north andover. >> it was a chemical that was reactive to water and for some reason that will come out as part of the investigation, this chemical reacted with water which resulted in the explosion. >> reporter: four workers from the plant were critically injured. taken to lawrence general. three of them then flown to boston hospitals. >> what the patient has was blast injuries from the pressure of the explosion as well as chemical on their to and burns as well. >> reporter: this was a similar scene to 2013 when another explosion killed employee carlos amerral. >> it was a different type of chemical and it was a different type of operation that resulted in that incident. >> reporter: but still so many questions as this investigation continues. dow cheep chal plant official released the state our thraws and prayers are with family friends and colleagues during this difficult time an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the incident. again we are told investigators should arrive back at the plant this morning at 10 a

explosion, it was 2:23. >> we heard very loud boom and the house shook. >> an explosion inside the dow chemical plant behind her home. caused by a chemical reaction. >> this chemical reacted with water, which resulted in the explosion. >> reporter: the chemical called trimethol aluminum is used to make electronics, things like circuit boards and l.e.d. lights. fire officials say it's not the same chemical that exploded in 2013 killing a dow worker at the same plant but what caused today's reaction and explosion is unclear. >> at this time we're focused exclusively on the mitigation and stabilization. >> fire officials in north closely with dow and after an event like this they are ready to help. >> one of the technicians will meet us at the door and give us guidance on what we're doing and what we're dealing with. >> still four employees received critical burns in shrapnel like rooms. investigators want locals to know however they are at no risk. >> no person outside of that facility are in any danger at this time tonight we'll a hear from the fire mark who tells us hazmat crews will be leaving

claire: in mid december the dow chemical company and dupont announced their agreement to merge as one. ousting monsanto as the largest agricultural powerhouse in the nation. once the merge is official, the company dubbed "dow-dupont" would then form three separate companies across the nation. iowa state and city officials say it makes sense to have one of those companies here.. at pioneer headquarters, in johnston. " " december 11th, dow chemical company and dupont agreed to join forces, creating dow-dupont. the next agricultural giant that would sell 41 percent of seeds in the nation.--booting monsanto from it's current number one position. once the companies merger is finalized in late 2016, it will subsequently split into three "independent companies" - focusing one on seed sales, one on chemicals and the last on speciality products. officials havent released where those three companies will be headquartered, but iowa says- sign johnston up. "confident based on presence here arleady and business climate we offer, we're positioned well. we "working with state officials as

sky 7 the only one to capture the bomb squad blowing up the remaining aluminum from the dow chemical company. it was removed from the north andover plant in a sand-filled dump truck 24 hours after it exploded in a lab here. >> we have an explosion, we evacuated the building. we have three people down inside. not sure how badly they're hurt. we need ambulance and fire support. >> reporter: that's the 911 call that alerted emergency cruise thursday. and now investigators are revealing there were four men in the room actively working with a basketball-sized container of the chemical when it mixed with >> this is a process that when it went wrong, it violently went wrong. >> reporter: all four patients suffered burn and shrapnel wounds. they were taken to lawrence general hospital, where the chemical was washed off their boths and bodies before entering the building. three of the men were airlifted to boston for more intensive trauma care. with the dangerous chemical now destroyed, investigators thoroughly investigated the laboratory, but the investigation into this hazardous material is

of the fire code of the commonwealth and how to plays into the work that is being done here at dow chemical. we have enhanced -- an enhanced fire code in massachusetts that has a chapter that dealings has a chapter that deals specifically with chemical process safety. >> reporter: as for the critically injured workers, they suffered severe burns and blast injuries. theft four are in boston hospitals this morning. but officials did emphasize they don't believe the public is in any dealier because of this explosion. they will work to continue to confirm that today, but in the meantime, fox25, we spoke with some area residents who spoke with investigators and you will hear more coming up next half hour. live in north andover. catherine parrotta, fox25 morning news. >>> this plant has a troubled recent past. in 2013, a worker was killed in a chemical explosion at the same site. carlos amoral got caught in a blast at a plant in october of that year. it was not the same chemical that saw that explosion. dig some digging and osha found four violations at the plant. according to documents we review

the office of the state fire marshal is also onscene working jointly with the haz-mat team and dow chemical personnel. this is an active scene as we speak. during this current operational period, we're stabilizing the ongoing processes. eliminating any future hazards and will begin an investigation following the confirmation that the area is secure. it is too early to speak about the cause. in addition to north andover fire department, mutual aid departments in the surrounding areas, north d.e.p., osha, mema are onscene and i have made notification to the u.s. federal chemical safety bureau board in washington, d.c. . we are aware of another incident that occurred at this facility in october of 2013. that incident resulted in a fatality also of a worker of this facility. at this time, we're in the process of a preliminary review of our records from that incident. it does not appear to have a connection to the type of incident that we're involved in at this time. as we move forward in this investigation, over the next coming days, we will be doing a forensic revw of the requirements of dow c

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dow chemical says there are no risks to the community near the site. >> dow is merging with delaware dupont to create a giant chemical producer. dupont is cutting 1700 local jobs. employees in delaware started getting pink slips this week. the job cuts impact ten locations in delaware, including dupont's headquarters. >> philadelphia fire investigators trying to figure out what sparked this fire at a kensington business. it shows heavy smoke billowing out of this building on westmoreland started just after 7:00. the first floor is some sort of business. there are apartments above it. no one was hurt here. >>> tomorrow is sentencing day for griffith campbell, the contractor convicted in the deadly market street collapse. he convicted him on six counts of involuntary manslaughter. hits construction company was in charge of the demolition back in june of 2014 when a four-story brick wall fell on the salvation army theft store. six were killed, month are than a dozen hurt. a subcontractor hired by campbell pleaded guilty to six counts of involuntary manslaughter. sean benshop is still awa

four people injured in an explosion at the dow chemical plant in north andover. we've sky 7 live over the scene. you can see there is a lot of activity going on. we've seen people taken out in stretch e firefighters there trying to make the scene safer and people loaded into medical helicopters. there are local, state and federal authorities all unear.

dow chemical says there are no risks to the community near the site.ow is merging with dupont to create a giant chemical producer, that means dupont is cutting 1700 local jobs. employees in delaware started getting pink slips this week. the cuts impact 10 locations in delaware including dupont's headquarters. >> new jersey lawmakers will decide next week whether to increase the legal age to buy cigarettes to 21. the vote is scheduled on monday and if the it passes it wold still need the governor's signature. advocates say raising the age for tobacco and e-cigarette products will make it less likely for young people to become addicted to nicotine. nbc 10 spoke with the sponsor of the bill. >> we know that the young minds don't develop until much later and if they adopt addictive behaviors early on in life then they will continue with these. >> opponents include the association of gas station and convenience stores, they say it will decrease profits and cost the state millions in tax revenue. hawaii is the only state with a tobacco age of 21. >>> 17 minu

. >> north andover it's a dow chemical plant the incident time was the incident time was 2:28 pm this afternoon when first arriving units found multiple victims of an unknown chemical reaction in one of the laboratories of this facility. north andover fire department and area fire departments transported for victims to subsequently three of these victims have been transported to boston hospitals. for further treatment. north andover fire department activated regional hazmat system and a tier 3 level which brought approximately 40 hazmat text to the scene. in addition state police bomb squad assigned to the fire marshal is also on scene working concurrently and jointly with the hazmat team and dow chemical personnel. this is an active scene as we speak during this current operational. we are stabilizing the ongoing processes of eliminating any future hazards and will begin an investigation following the secure. it is too early to speak about the cause in addition to north andover fire department mutual aid department and the police department dep osha fema are on scene and i have made

those are the chemicals that led to an explosion at the dow chemical plant yesterday. 7's steve cooper is right there and steve tell us about the detonation and also how are the four people that are injured yesterday doing tonight. >> reporter: we're told those in critical condition tonight with severe burns on much of their body so that is one part of this investigation police are hoping to talk to them to learn more about what happened here. as for that detonation, well, this area here at the dow chemical plant has been off limits all day long, a short time ago the remaining chemical involved in this serious blast was taken way carefully removed by the state police bomb squad and that detonate insisted a short time ago. dramatic images from north andover late today as the state police bomb squad detonates the vessel filled with the remaining chemical try ethel aluminum. the chemical that exploded on thursday afternoon injuring four employees after this frantic 911 call . >>> we had an explosion. we evacuate the the building jetstream three people down inside and not sure how badly th

claire: in mid december the dow chemical company and dupont announced their agreement to merge as one. ousting monsanto as the largest agricultural powerhouse in the nation. once the merge is official, the company dubbed "dow-dupont" would then form three separate companies across the nation. iowa state and city officials say it makes sense to have one of those companies here.. at pioneer headquarters, in johnston. december 11th, dow chemical company and dupont agreed to join forces, creating dow-dupont. the next agricultural giant that would sell 41 percent of seeds in the nation.--booting monsanto from it's current number one position. once the companies merger is finalized in late 2016, it will companies" - focusing one on seed sales, one on chemicals and the last on speciality products. officials havent released where those three companies will be headquartered, but "confident based on and business climate positioned well. we granted. " "working with state information and continue to be the headquarters for seed company" mayor deerinfeld says pioneers first merger with d

with the emcan chemical destroyed, they investigated the chemical before giving back the key to dow chemical. they know what happened, but they don't know why. kimberly bookman, 7 news today england. >>> road rage incident, turning violent. roman facing the judge accused of stabbing another driver. he and the other driver got into an argument. investigators believe that the that is when roman stabbed another man 5 or six times. roman took off, and police eventually found him nearby. >> an altercation ensued, and a 30-year-old man from randolph was stabbed multiple times in the torso area and throughout the body. the suspect fled the scene. >>> the victim was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay. roman faces several charges including assault with a dangerous weapon. >>> class is canceled at a school yesterday after dozens of students got sick with a stomach bug. disinfect disinfect nor owe elementary. it started on tuesday when a student arrived for class and didn't feel well. >> on tuesday morning, there were reports of students with buckets running down the halls throwing up. >>

of the fire code of the commonwealth and how it plays into the work that is being done here at dow chemical. we have enhanced -- enhanced fire code in massachusetts that has a chapter that deals specifically with chemical process safety. >> catherine: now, as for the critically injured workers, officials say they suffered severe burns and blast injuries. three of the four are in boston hospitals this morning. and i did contact the fire marshal's office. they got back to me just before the last live report and told me conditions of the four injured workers and also they emphasized again the first order of business today, at least one of them will be haz-mat crew making way into the lab. kind of where the investigation needs to go next before anything else can happen. so again, investigators continuing to arrive here at the scene, continuing on with their work at the scene and have another live report for you in about a half hour. for now live here in north andover, fox25 news. >> julie: like catherine mentioned investigators will determine what caused the explosion and alert to any informati

with me now is a dow chemical ceo and the dupont chairman and ceo.come to both of you gentlemen. please explain the fundamental underlying rationale behind the merger. so listen, maybe it was a moment in time of this could happen. but both of our companies, we have known for a long time strategically, fit together. so it just so happened that our , stocks were basically trading on top of each other from a market cap standpoint. we could do a very tax efficient transaction to our shareholders by merging first, capturing all those synergies and then , doing a three-way split up. it's very efficient from that standpoint. we did not create the world's leading ag company out of this, but we get to create a specialty company that will trade at a nice multiple with high growth businesses in it. andrew, at the dow business get , the parts of two part that always fit with his business. we strategically created three of the kind of perfect platforms that fit together, and then all the synergies on top of it. it was a pretty incredible opportunity for both our

in december, dow chemical company and dupont announced they would be merging. thag giant will finalize the merger by late this year. after, they plan to separate into three companies focusing on specific agricultural needs. however, they haven't decided where those companies will be. the city of johnston is hoping dupont pioneer's headquarters will be considered. the city is working with state officials in hopes of being a top choice. "we hope their decison is this is where they want their headadarters to be. we're ready to show them why that should be their decision." deborah dow-dupont said they are not releasing which cities they are considering for the company headquarters. those decisions months. a major ag expo at northeast community college is wrapping up today.... and the public is invited to an open discussion on the state of the roads in nebraska. paul huges has these stories and more. "the nebraska department of roads is holding a series of resional public meetings this month - including one in columbus tuesday. the gathering will have an open-house

it happened this afternoon - at a dow chemical facility. at least four people were taken to the hospital - they suffered critical injuries due to shrapnel the blast. was treated and released. hazmat... bomb squad... and fire teams are working to assess the situation.... before the site can be cleared. an all too familiar police thwarting an attempted attack exactly one year after islamic militants killed 12 people in the french capital. greg palkot has more from europe. a paris police station targeted. officers shooting and killing a man armed with a knife, and wires coming from his clothes. the attacker said to have yelled "god is great" in arabic. his suicide belt later determined to be a fake. the incident happening shortly after french president francois hollande addressed law enforcement officials in another part of the city. hollande says: "..probably not in decades has your mission been more necessary, more demanding. because terrorism is not done burdening our country with this formidable threat." (voice of translator) the assault t

firefighters carried extra air tanks as they walked to the source of the explosion inside the dow chemical plant in north andover. the explosion happened in a lab production of led lights. five employees were hurt. three injured by the blast in the chemical they were working >> they did a lot of remediation yesterday. they cleared the room, and the investigation teams can get in problem. lot of damage to the lab. the working. is the explosion happened when the chemical was exposed to air or water. >> there was a certain amount of pressure that knocked in the wall out. that room did suffer a certain amount of damage. todd: air quality tests came back normal, saavedra not believe any toxic chemicals were released into the atmosphere -- they do not believe that any toxic chemicals were released into the atmosphere. it reads in part, we are in close contact with the families of the affected workers. our thoughts and prayers remain with them. reporting live from north andover, wcvb newscenter 5. erika: thank you. funeral serv ices were held for firefighter mike mullane. he was more than 40 year

. >> around 2:30 yesterday afternoon four worker were critically injured at the dow chemical plant in north andover. suffering from what hospital officials describe as shrapnel injuries and burns. doctors were told the injured came in contact with a chemical called trimethyl aluminum. >>> it's a chemical reactive to water. for some reason it comes out as this chemical reacted with water which resulted in the explosion. >> before the four injured worker could enter the emergency room they had to go through decontamination in the hospital's parking lot. the patient were vigorously washed with water to remove come tan nanlts that could be on their body. three were airlifted to boston hospital. the plant was evacuated. the hazardous materials crew spent hours surveying the scene. fire officials told those who live nearby that they shouldn't be worried about chemicals in the air. i thought would they be better staying at school or home. we got the news there was nothing harmful to the neighbor or area residents? >>> if explosion like this can happen it makes you question else could happen.

dead wrong now for a half dozen points betting that dow chemical has to bottom. you can argue that i have to admit that i'm wrong right now.. have to tell you, if it weren't for that 4% dividend i'd say i'd be had. got it wrong. keeps me in. third i've been waiting for delta to report because the stock has been terrible. down 10% for the year coming into today's s sllar the company could save an astounding $3 billion in fuel costs and other expenses. and to quote richard anderson we expect to again perform in the top tier of the s&p industrials on earnings, growth, margins and cash flows this year despite global economic challenges end quote. in advance of $1.46 today it still sells at 7 times earnings. the average stock sells at 16.8 times earnings. there's not evidence that that's the case. it's a total rarity. and to me it makes no sense at all. the stocks a buy. but then there's tiffany. this one is getting pummeled today and it's getting exactly what it deserves. why? tiffany set you up for heaven sake. it set you up again. it told you like the last quarter