UPL Threatened with Criminal Probe After South African Pollution
- Company stored hazardous chemicals illegally, government says
- Spill after blaze caused fish die-off, beach closures
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UPL Ltd. illegally stored hazardous chemicals that were released into a residential area and a river system after its warehouse in the South African city of Durban was looted and set ablaze in July, the country’s environment department said.
The Indian producer of chemicals used in agriculture allegedly didn’t have the appropriate permits. The company and the owners of the land where the warehouse is situated, should be criminally investigated, the department said in a report released on Sunday.