Explosion on Dow Chemical plant in Louisiana on Friday

Via the Plaquemine Post South: 

An investigation is underway into the cause of explosions and a fire late Friday at Dow Chemical Louisiana complex in Plaquemine that forced a shelter-in-place and halted traffic in the vicinity for several hours.

Several explosions occurred about 9:30 p.m. at the glycol unit. The explosions were felt for miles, and as far as Baton Rouge.

Flames from an explosion Friday, July 14 at the Dow Chemical Louisiana complex forced a lockdown and closure of La. 1 for several hours. No injuries were reported in the blaze. 

In a statement released Friday night, Dow Louisiana Operations said it was “working closely with local and state agencies to respond to the incident at our Louisiana Operations site. All personnel are safe and accounted for. Air monitoring has not detected hazardous materials in the air.”

While some reports listed six explosions, it was too early to determine exactly how many erupted, according to Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi said  on Sunday.