Residents in the parish of Iberville, Louisiana, were instructed to shelter in place following a fire and a chlorine spill at a Dow Chemical plant Monday evening. The order was lifted early Tuesday.
said local emergency crews were dispatched to the fire at the Olin plant owned by Dow Chemical in Plaquemine at the same time a chlorine spill was also reported at the facility, WAFB reported.
A Dow North America plant is seen in this aerial photo from in Plaquemine, La., Monday, April 11, 2022. Residents miles away from the facility reported smelling chlorine, which was carried due to smoke rising from the flames and wind, officials said. NEW ORLEANS - APRIL 28: An aerial view of downtown New Orleans, Louisiana including the Iberville housing development on April 10, 2010.
Dow Louisiana Operations released a statement that said employees properly carried out emergency precautions and that emergency response teams"immediately engaged" to assist in containing the spill.Local roads have also been closed, but no residents have been instructed to evacuate their homes, WAFB