West Burlington, IA- Federal Agents executed a search warrant Wednesday, February 1st at the Borghi USA plant in West Burlington.
The Burlington Beacon reports that federal officials did not provide any details about the search warrant, or how many agencies were involved. The search warrant was confirmed by Assistant US Attorney and Public Information Officer MacKenzie Benson Tubbs on Friday, February 3rd.
The search warrant comes about 10 months after a hydrochloric acid spill, totaling between 2,200 and 3,000 gallons, forced the plant to be evacuated by the West Burlington Fire Department in April of 2022.
It is unconfirmed if the search warrant was related to the spill.
