Valparaiso workers decry smelting plant closure following mass poisoning

Dozens of workers have rallied against the closure of Codelco’s Ventanas smelting plant in Quintero in Chile’s Valparaiso Region. Protesters set tires on fire and blocked roads. The state-owned company decided to close the plant, last week, after toxic fumes from the smelter were deemed responsible for the mass poisoning of 150 people.