A Formosa Plastics’ plant in Point Comfort, Texas was fined $121,443 for repeated violations of environmental regulations over two years.

Scream 3 psp Formosa officials insist it is working to improve its environmental record and complies with all clean air regulations. Environmentalists doubt that a fine of only a few thousand dollars will deter a multi-billion dollar company from dumping toxic waste.

Regardless, Formosa still faces a lawsuit resulting from a 2005 fire that injured workers and released thousands of pounds of unpermitted gasses,  including carbon monoxide, benzene, nitrogen oxides, methane, propylene and volatile organic compounds, into the air.

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Subcontractors who were at the plant during the fire sued Formosa in 2006 because they were injured while trying to escape the fire and vapors, John Griffin, a Victoria attorney, said. Marek, Griffin and Knaupp has offices both in Victoria and Port Lavaca.

The workers suffered burns, leg injuries and herniated discs in their backs, and some required surgery, he said.

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“They were injured from jumping off structures out of fear for their lives,” he added. “It was quite literally a disaster scene. It was just horrible.”

One case involving eight people is currently in the discovery phase and should be tried by early next year, Griffin said. He represents 100 workers.