Residents of Duson, LA are being evacuated from a huge five-mile-radius of a chemical plant which exploded into flames and is burning since about 6:45 PM EDT Thursday.
The flames and smoke are so intense that Louisiana State Police have had to close Interstate 10 in both directions near the plant.
Acadia Parish Sheriff K.P. Gibson said I-10 westbound and eastbound is closed near the Duson exit. Traffic is being diverted to I-49.
Louisiana State Police Hazmat has ordered a five-mile radius evacuation around the fire.
I-10 East is now closed at Crowley. Motorists are being diverted to LA-13.
Local TV stations are reporting that the fire happened at Flow-Chem Technologies, "a specialty oilfield chemical provider that operates across the Gulf of Mexico and US onshore markets with blending facilities located at Rayne, Louisiana and Pleasanton, Texas in the U.S. and multiple warehouses."
No injuries have been reported.
It is not yet known what caused the explosion.
Source: http://halturnerradioshow.com/
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