Baileyville Mill Chemical Tragedy | Bangor News

Bangor News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 15, 2026 · 1m

Two young workers died after a toxic hydrogen sulfide gas leak at the Baileyville mill — a tragedy investigators say stemmed from cost-cutting shutdowns that disabled critical ventilation. The company failed to install gas detectors or provide personal monitors, leaving workers unaware of lethal levels that soared over 500 parts per million — far beyond the deadly 100 ppm threshold. The shutdown also disabled a fan meant to clear the gas, allowing it to build up in a sewer pipe and seep into the building. Beyond the two deaths and ten injuries, the incident caused $16 million in damage and…