Axiall Investigates Cause Of Fire At Lake Charles, Louisiana, Chemicals Facility

(RTTNews) - Axiall Corp. (AXLL) announced that the cause of a December 20 fire that occurred in the vinyl chloride manufacturing area of the company's Lake Charles chemicals complex in Louisiana remains under investigation.

The company said it also is working with outside engineering firms to assess the damage to the structure and the impact on production. The remainder of the Lake Charles facility was unaffected by the fire, and production continues as normal in those areas.

"We owe our sincerest thanks to everyone who responded to this fire," said Jon Manns, plant manager at the Lake Charles complex. "This was a serious and unfortunate event, and we are thankful that none of our workers or contractors on site were seriously injured. We regret that this event has occurred."

"We are in the process of conducting a full investigation into the cause of the fire. We will continue to work with all appropriate governmental agencies as we continue our investigation," Manns said.