Explosion at West Virginia Chemical Plant Captured on Home Security Camera

At least four people were injured in an explosion and fire at a chemical plant in Belle, West Virginia, late on Tuesday, December 8, reports said.

The Kanawha County Commission said a shelter-in-place advisory was issued for a two-mile radius around the Chemours Plant after an explosion at 10.02 pm Tuesday. The shelter-in-place advisory was lifted several hours later after emergency responders completed their evaluation.

The cause of the explosion was under investigation, reports said.

Video filmed by the home security camera of local resident Robert Lee Wells in Marmet, West Virginia, across the Kanawha River from Belle, shows the moment the device was activated by a shock wave from the explosion and captured a flash of bright light. Credit: Robert Lee Wells via Storyful