{"id":33612,"date":"2022-01-26T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=33612"},"modified":"2022-01-26T22:09:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T03:09:30","slug":"explosion-fire-at-westlake-chemical-plant-in-louisiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/explosion-fire-at-westlake-chemical-plant-in-louisiana\/","title":{"rendered":"Large explosion at Westlake chemical plant in Louisiana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A large explosion and fire have been reported at Westlake Chemical South near Lake Charles in Louisiana, injuring at least 6 people, local officials and witnesses say. There is no threat to the surrounding community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident happened at about 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday when an empty tank for Ethylene Dichloride exploded at Westlake Chemical South, which is a chemical manufacturer on PPG Drive in Westlake, about 4 miles west of Lake Charles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Large plumes of black smoke were seen billowing from the site, prompting a precautionary lockdown at all Sulphur and Westlake schools. &#8220;All students, faculty, and staff are safe,&#8221; the Calcasieu Parish School Board said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A spokesman for the company said there are no vapors in the air and there&#8217;s no need to shelter in place. At least 6 people were injured, of whom five were taken to area hospitals, the spokesman said, according to KPLC-TV. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other details about Wednesday&#8217;s explosion were not immediately known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Smoke billowing from Westlake chemical plant in Lake Charles after reported explosion: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5x4OlLbsar\">https:\/\/t.co\/5x4OlLbsar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KDv4l1vJ78\">pic.twitter.com\/KDv4l1vJ78<\/a><\/p>\u2014 FOX 8 New Orleans (@FOX8NOLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOX8NOLA\/status\/1486385300649750533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Huge explosion felt and heard in Sulphur, large mushroom cloud visible toward Westlake. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lOQynxh1Hv\">pic.twitter.com\/lOQynxh1Hv<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Read Free Louisiana (@readfreeamerica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/readfreeamerica\/status\/1486380872752410629?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A large explosion and fire have been reported at Westlake Chemical South near Lake Charles in Louisiana, injuring at least 6 people, local officials and witnesses say. 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