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Judge tosses case against CEO over plant fire during Harvey

by Associated Press
| September 30, 2020 12:27 PM

HOUSTON (AP) — The case against the CEO of a chemical manufacturer on trial over a toxic fire at the company’s suburban Houston plant during Hurricane Harvey in 2017 ended Wednesday after the judge concluded that prosecutors had failed to present sufficient evidence to support the charge.

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