--- description: A fifth worker who was not seriously injured has been hospitalized for observation title: 4 Killed After Gas Leak at Texas Chemical Plant image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt01d29fa65da86cc6/698768f63c1639063044ffc2/chemical-leak_gros.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 4 Killed After Gas Leak at Texas Chemical Plant  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 16, 2014 4:23 PM CUT  Aaron Woods a spokesman for DuPont said that four DuPont employees got killed after being exposed to a gas early Nov. 15, 2014 in LaPorte, Texas. Aaron Woods a spokesman for DuPont said that four DuPont employees got killed after being exposed to a gas early Nov. 15, 2014 in LaPorte, Texas.Marie D. De Jesus—AP  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 16, 2014 4:23 PM CUT Four workers at a DuPont chemical plant in Texas have been killed and a fifth has been hospitalized [following a dangerous gas leak](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/16/us/four-workers-are-killed-in-gas-leak-at-texas-chemical-plant.html&assetType=nyt%5Fnow&%5Fr=0 "undefined"). The workers were responding to a leak of methyl mercaptan, which has a rotten-egg smell when mixed with odorless natural gas, when they were overcome around 4 a.m. CT on Sunday, according to plant manager Randall Clements, the New York _Times_ reports. The leak was contained around 6 a.m. and poses no threat to the community of La Porte, Texas, which is approximately 20 miles east of Houston, the company said. Experts from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board will travel to La Porte Sunday and begin investigating the leak. The company says the leak was caused by a malfunctioning container of the gas. \[[_NYT_](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/16/us/four-workers-are-killed-in-gas-leak-at-texas-chemical-plant.html&assetType=nyt%5Fnow&%5Fr=0 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3587669/texas-gas-leak-chemical-plant/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3587669/texas-gas-leak-chemical-plant/"},"headline":"4 Killed After Gas Leak at Texas Chemical Plant","datePublished":"2014-11-16T16:23:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T11:27:59.633Z","description":"A fifth worker who was not seriously injured has been hospitalized for observation","url":"https://time.com/3587669/texas-gas-leak-chemical-plant/","keywords":["Texas"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt01d29fa65da86cc6/698768f63c1639063044ffc2/chemical-leak_gros.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt01d29fa65da86cc6/698768f63c1639063044ffc2/chemical-leak_gros.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Aaron Woods a spokesman for DuPont said that four DuPont employees got killed after being exposed to a gas early Nov. 15, 2014 in LaPorte, Texas.","caption":"Aaron Woods a spokesman for DuPont said that four DuPont employees got killed after being exposed to a gas early Nov. 15, 2014 in LaPorte, Texas.","creditText":"Marie D. 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