(UPDATE) GEISMAR, La. (AP) — State police say at least one person was killed and at least 30 were injured in an explosion and fire at a chemical plant in Louisiana. They say a hazardous material crew going through the plant in Geismar after Thursday’s explosion found one person dead.
The fire was out by late morning. Early tests did not indicate dangerous levels of any chemicals around the plant, about 20 miles southeast of Baton Rouge.