FBI called after man walked into S.C. Dow plant to buy chemicals

The FBI and a bomb-sniffing dog were called to investigate when aman walked into the visitor's center at the Dow chemical plant inSouth Charleston and asked to buy some chemicals.

"We have never had an incident where somebody came here and askedto buy some of our material," Dow spokeswoman Nikki Smith said.

The plant followed its policy, which is to call emergency servicesand security, when officials followed up on the unusual event Monday.

The South Charleston Police Department came with a K-9 unitborrowed from Charleston police. "They did search the gentleman'svehicle," Smith said. The investigation was turned over to the FBI, aMetro 911 dispatcher said.