PLAQUEMINE, La. — Our partners at WBRZ.com report that explosions and fire were witnessed at the Dow Chemical Plant in Plaquemine Friday night.
The fire started around 9:15 p.m. Friday in Dow's Glycol 2 Unit, according to DOW.
Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi said that there were at least six confirmed explosions.
A shelter-in-place was issued out of caution for Iberville Parish, but it has been lifted.
Dow Louisiana Operations released the following statement:
"Dow's Emergency Operations Center is working closely with local and state agencies to respond to the incident on our Louisiana Operations site. All personnel are safe and accounted for. Air monitoring has not detected hazardous materials in the air."
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