There is no "context" to this part of "When There Was NO Clark Kent!" in Superman #127 (as reprinted in Showcase Presents Superman Volume 1) that makes this plausible.
The standards at the Famous Bottle Works company in Metropolis make the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory look safe. When the factory shuts down at the end of the day and workers scramble to hit the road, they might forget their leftovers from lunch. They could neglect to fill out their timecards. Heck, I'm sure many of them leave their computers running.
But who in the HECK would leave a "vatful of chemicals" just "bubbling away" like that?
It will not surprise you to learn that in the next panel, the factory explodes. Yes, despite the discretion an intrepid employee in placing a "DANGER" sign next to the giant cup o' explosives, the darn thing blew up, anyway.
Luckily for Famous Bottle Works, Superman spends the rest of this story dealing with the "loss" of his secret identity in the explosion, and he never finds the time to investigate what could be a major corprorate insurance scam.
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