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Blast, fire reported at Louisiana chemicals plant: local TV
Source: Reuters
Blast, fire reported at Louisiana chemicals plant: local TV
Thu Jun 13, 2013 10:34am EDT
(Reuters) - A major explosion and fire was reported at the Williams Olefins chemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana, on Thursday, local TV station WAFB reported on its website.
It said there had been reports of injuries at the facility, which is along the Mississippi River just south of Baton Rouge. Emergency crews are on scene, it said.
The plant produces approximately 1.3 billion pounds of ethylene and 90 million pounds of polymer grade propylene, according to the Williams website, basic building blocks in the petrochemical process used to make plastics.
(Reporting By Jonathan Leff)
Thu Jun 13, 2013 10:34am EDT
(Reuters) - A major explosion and fire was reported at the Williams Olefins chemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana, on Thursday, local TV station WAFB reported on its website.
It said there had been reports of injuries at the facility, which is along the Mississippi River just south of Baton Rouge. Emergency crews are on scene, it said.
The plant produces approximately 1.3 billion pounds of ethylene and 90 million pounds of polymer grade propylene, according to the Williams website, basic building blocks in the petrochemical process used to make plastics.
(Reporting By Jonathan Leff)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/13/us-chemicals-fire-idUSBRE95C0P120130613