Geismar explosion, A Geismar explosion is the latest breaking story this Thursday afternoon to trend across national news, as Yahoo! Finance reported this Thursday, June 13, that a massive explosion and subsequent fire erupted at a Geismar, Louisiana, chemical plant earlier this morning.
The explosion at the Geismar location occurred at the Williams Olefins plant. The plant itself produces over 90 million pounds of propylene every single year, as well as an additional 1.3 billion pounds of ethylene. After the initial explosion, noted the report, some areas of the plant also caught fire, spreading quickly and leading to a full evacuation. Although no deaths from the giant Geismar explosion have been reported yet, several injury reports are coming in. Highways close to the plant have been closed by state officials.
Some workers who witnessed the shocking explosion at Geismar took to social media sites like Twitter to tell loved ones they were all right and to spread the news and photos:
“Explosion at Williams plant here in Geismar. OK at my job site … but the trailer shook like hell. Prayers sent.” – Justin Chatelain
“Breaking Photo: On scene of possible plant explosion in Geismar, LA. People being evacuated.”
More details on the explosion are likely forthcoming, so stay tuned.
The explosion at the Geismar location occurred at the Williams Olefins plant. The plant itself produces over 90 million pounds of propylene every single year, as well as an additional 1.3 billion pounds of ethylene. After the initial explosion, noted the report, some areas of the plant also caught fire, spreading quickly and leading to a full evacuation. Although no deaths from the giant Geismar explosion have been reported yet, several injury reports are coming in. Highways close to the plant have been closed by state officials.
Some workers who witnessed the shocking explosion at Geismar took to social media sites like Twitter to tell loved ones they were all right and to spread the news and photos:
“Explosion at Williams plant here in Geismar. OK at my job site … but the trailer shook like hell. Prayers sent.” – Justin Chatelain
“Breaking Photo: On scene of possible plant explosion in Geismar, LA. People being evacuated.”
More details on the explosion are likely forthcoming, so stay tuned.