Shelter in place issued due to reported chemical emergency
UPDATE 4/22/26 @ 10:42 am
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Dispatchers say MacCorkle Avenue is now again open for all visitors from St. Albans to South Charleston.
They additionally say the shelter in place has been lifted in St. Albans and South Charleston after working with emergency administration.
Keep checking WSAZ for the most recent.
UPDATE 4/22/26 @ 10:04 am
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Dispatchers from Kanawha County say a shelter in place has been issued inside a 1 mile radius close to Catalyst Refiners in Institute.
This spans from West Virginia State University to the Nitro/St. Albans Bridge on each the Route 25 and Route 60 facet of the river.
MacCorkle Avenue can be closed from Roxbury Street in South Charleston to Walnut Street in St. Albans.
Keep checking WSAZ for the most recent.
ORIGINAL STORY
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – A highway in Kanawha County is shut down due to a chemical emergency reported at a plant round 9:30 am Wednesday, in accordance to dispatchers.
1st Avenue South in Institute from New Goff Mountain Road to Kilowatt Road is presently closed.
Drivers are requested to keep away from the realm if attainable.
A WSAZ crew is on their manner to the scene.
No different data is thought presently.
Keep checking WSAZ for the most recent.
