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2. Cancer Alley - Wikipedia

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   A mound of oil drums near the Baton Rouge ExxonMobil Refinery along the Mississippi River in December 1972.. Cancer Alley is the regional nickname given to an 85-mile (137 km) stretch of land [1] along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, in the River Parishes of Louisiana, which contains over 200 [2] petrochemical plants and refineries. [3]

3. Chemical leak from petroleum plant fire forces 2-mile ...

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   Hazmat crews at a Marathon petroleum plant worked to contain a fire and chemical leak that forced Louisiana residents within a 2-mile radius of the facility to evacuate their homes, schools and ...

4. 2023 Louisiana wildfires - Wikipedia

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   [27] [28] The Louisiana State Department of Agriculture and Forestry said the fire had been caused by arson. [29] [30] Rainfall across western portions of the fire in early September 2023 helped firefighters to increase the containment of the wildfire to 65 percent. [31] The community of Neale was also burned. [32] One death occurred in Singer ...

5. Williams Olefins Plant explosion - Wikipedia

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   Dorinda Folse, OSHA's Baton Rouge area director, said: "Williams Olefins violated safety and health standards which, when followed, can protect workers from hazardous chemicals. It is the employer's responsibility to find and fix workplace safety violations and to ensure the safety of its workers. Failing to do so cost two workers their lives."

6. Fire causes explosions at Louisiana chemical plant; residents ...

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   A fire at a Louisiana chemical plant triggered explosions that shook homes several miles away and sent flames and smoke billowing into the air, prompting emergency officials to urge a few hundred ...

7. Fire breaks out at Dow Louisiana facility - AOL

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   Fire breaks out at Dow Louisiana facility July 15, 2023 at 1:20 AM (Reuters) - A fire broke out at Dow's Plaquemine chemical facility in Louisiana, the U.S. chemical maker said in a statement late ...

8. Baton Rouge Refinery - Wikipedia

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   In 2013 Genesis Energy LP announced an investment of $125 million to improve ExxonMobil's existing assets in the Baton Rouge area. The investment includes plans to build an 18-mile (29 km), 20-inch (51 cm) diameter crude oil pipeline that connects Genesis Energy's Port Hudson terminal, to ExxonMobil's Baton Rouge refinery.

9. Fire at Louisiana oil refinery sends tower of black smoke ...

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   A massive fire at a south Louisiana oil refinery sent a tower of black smoke billowing into the air above the Mississippi River on Friday, forcing nearby residents to evacuate for several hours as ...