(Reuters) - A large explosion and fire hit the Williams Olefins chemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana, on Thursday, authorities said, causing at least some injuries.
A local fire department said it was treating a number of people injured in the blast, which occurred at a plant along the Mississippi River just south of Baton Rouge. Online images showed a large plume of smoke at the plant.
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