What happened at the Dow Chemical plant? Multiple explosions jolt Louisiana's Plaquemine

A series of explosions at the Dow chemical plant along the Mississippi River triggered panic in Louisiana's Plaquemine

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Louisiana's Plaquemine jolted with at least 6 major explosions at the Dow chemical plant along the Mississippi River late Friday night. Due to the massive explosion, the Dow chemical plant was engulfed in wildfires which were visible from quite afar. Many American present at the spot or nearby area shot Dow chemical plant fire video and shared it on social media which it garnered global attention as well. Now, multiple Dow chemical plant explosions or let's say fire videos are going viral on social media and netizens have only one question in mind, i.e. what happened at the Dow Chemical Plant or what is the Dow Chemical Plant explosion reason? Below is everything we know so far-

What happened at the Dow Chemical plant in Plaquemine?

As per reports, a series of explosions at the Dow chemical plant along the Mississippi River triggered panic. Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi in its statement confined that six explosions were detected at the facility around 9:30 p.m.. The multiple explosions were so intense that the shockwave was felt from miles away, including in parts of Baton Rouge. After the explosion was reported, the rescue team arrived at the pot. All plant personnel has since been accounted for, and the firefighters appeared to have the flames under control as of around 11 p.m. Not only this, but Parish officials also issued a shelter-in-place order for a half-mile radius surrounding the plant. Notably, Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi further informed that the cause of the explosion is unknown, but something in the process went wrong.

Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi also issued an official statement saying, "Dow's Emergency Operations Center is working closely with local and state agencies to respond to the incident on our Louisiana Operations site. All personnel are safe and accounted for. Air monitoring has not detected hazardous materials in the air."

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