GEISMAR, Louisiana (Reuters) - An explosion and fire killed at least one person and injured 33 at the Williams Olefins chemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana, on Thursday, leading authorities to order people within two miles (3 km) to remain indoors.
The blast created a huge fireball and column of smoke when it hit at 8:37 a.m. (1337 GMT) at the plant along the Mississippi River just south of Baton Rouge and about 60 miles (100 km) up river from New Orleans.
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