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The Columbian Chemicals plant explosion was a hoax claiming an explosion at a chemical plant in Centerville, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. On September 11, 2014, reports of an alleged explosion were sent to local residents via text messages and spread through various social media. [ 1 ]
Damage from the explosion radiated one mile (1.6 km) from the center of the explosion and debris could be found as far as five miles (8.0 km) from the center of the explosion. The blast could be heard approximately 25 miles (40 km) away in New Orleans. There were reports that the blast set off burglar alarms in New Orleans.
Investigators are trying to determine the cause of an explosion that destroyed a southwest Louisiana home, killing a teenage boy from Alabama and injuring five other people. Louisiana State Fire ...
The Williams Olefins Plant explosion occurred on June 13, 2013 at a petrochemical plant located in Geismar, an unincorporated and largely industrial area 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [1] [2] [3] Two workers were killed and 114 injured.
Investigators believe the fire was suspicious. A video posted on Facebook shows the incident occurred near the jewelry display.
Nichols was a contractor for Petroleum Co-Ordinators Inc," Louisiana State Police told Reuters in an emailed statement. "The explosion resulted in the death of 40-year-old Joshua Nichols of Lake ...
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
An explosion at an oil facility of the state-run NNCP company. [101] 14 June 2020 China: Wenling: 19 170+ A fuel tanker crashed and exploded. Several buildings were severely damaged. [102] 21 June 2020 Ukraine: Kyiv: 5 5 Gas explosion in a residential building. [103] The explosion was caused by negligence during verification of gas counters ...