AlHijjah 8, 1436, Sep 22, 2015, SPA -- The government has struck a $5.6 million settlement with Bayer CropScience over an explosion that killed two people at the company's Institute, West Virginia pesticide plant in 2008, federal officials announced Monday, AP reported. Under the agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice, Bayer CropScience will commit to spending $452,000 on safety improvements at chemical storage facilities in West Virginia, Texas, Missouri and Michigan. The company will spend another $4.23 million to improve emergency preparedness and response in Institute and protect the Kanawha River. Bayer CropScience also will pay a $975,000 civil penalty. Federal investigators found that safety lapses led to the deadly runaway chemical reaction that killed two workers in August 2008. -- SPA 02:08 LOCAL TIME 23:08 GMT تغريد
