Contaminated Indiana factory to fall…

H&L Plating & Grinding factory in Munci slated for decontamination and demolition.

Officials are planning to demolish an electroplating factory in central Indiana and clean up soil and water contamination at the site.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management said the H&L Plating & Grinding property in Muncie has chemicals such as hexavalent chromium and arsenic in the soil and ground water.

Agency spokesman Barry Sneed said plans are to have the factory torn down by late November. Work will then begin on clearing out contaminated soil and treating the water.

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