KOR CORP (KOR) FORMULATES CHEMICALS FOR USE AS IND CLEANERS & RUST REMOVERS AT ITS FACILITY IN GARY, IN. ACCORDING TO COMPLAINT, HANDLING, STORAGE & DISPOSAL OF SOLID & HAZD WASTES BY DEFENDANT HAS CREATED A HEALTH HAZD TO NEARBY RESIDENTS, & POSED A FIRE HAZD. KOR IS AN IN. CORP THAT IS NOT CURRENTLY IN COMP WITH STATE INCORP STATUTES. IT IS LOCATED IN A LT IND. AREA OF GARY & IS BORDERED BY RR TRACKS, A CITY GARAGE, & A SMALL BUSINESS. PRIVATE HOMES ARE WITHIN 50 FT OF THE PROPERTY. THE FACILITY ENCOMPASSES SOME 8000 SQ FT. ONCE OR TWICE A YR CHEMICALS ARE FORMULATED IN A SECTION OF THE BUILDING. THEY ARE PERIODICALLY SHIPPED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO KOR'S CUSTOMERS. ACCESS TO BUILDING IS EASILY GAINED. A PORTION OF ROOF COLLAPSED DURING A SNOWSTORM, DOORS ARE UNSECURED OR MISSING ENTIRELY, & MOST OF WINDOWS ARE BROKEN OR NON-EXISTENT. 3 OF THE CHEMICALS USED IN KOR'S MANUFACTURING PROCESS ARE PHOSPHORIC ACID, SODIUM CHLORATE, & PERCHLOROETHYLENE. PHOSPHORIC ACID IS CORROSIVE & IS MODERATELY TOXIC BY INGESTION OR INHALATION. SODIUM CHLORATE IS A STRONG OXIDANT WHICH MAY INITIATE FIRE WHEN IT CONTACTS OTHER MATERIALS, & IS A MODERATE TOXIN & SKIN IRRITANT. PERCHLOROETHYLENE IS HIGHLY TOXIC, IS A SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN IN CHRONIC DOSES, & IS A SKIN & EYE IRRITANT IN ACUTE DOSES. ACCORDING TO COMPLAINT, 8-11 POLYETHYLENE-LINED F