Mario Versus the Volcano: ; Stranded Dow Employee Spends Extra Days in Mumbai

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Dow safety coordinator Mario Stowers considers himself very fortunate. He was in India when Eyjafjallaj kull, the virtually unpronounceable volcano in Iceland erupted, spewing a fine ash that suspended air travel for days.

Stowers, 56, was sent to Mumbai to help his Dow counterparts there with a week of safety training. It was his first international trip, aside from a cruise he and his wife took a few years ago.

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Mario Versus the Volcano: ; Stranded Dow Employee Spends Extra Days in Mumbai

"There was a stop in the Bahamas," he said. "So, really, it was totally different."

Stowers wasn't even aware of the April 14 volcano eruption or what the cloud of ash w...

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