Explosion and fire in Louisiana leads to elementary school being evacuated
by Associated Press from Environment | The Guardian on (#6ZGNT)
Flames and a tower of smoke rose above an automotive supply company 50 miles north-east of Baton Rouge
An explosion and fire Friday at an automotive supply company in southeast Louisiana sent flames into the air and a tower of thick black smoke billowing above rural communities, forcing nearby residents and an elementary school to evacuate.
Officials said no injuries had been reported in the fire at Smitty's Supply just north of the town of Roseland, but that everyone living within a one-mile (1.6km) radius must evacuate. Roseland, which is home to about 1,100 people, is roughly 50 miles (80km) north-east of Baton Rouge.
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