Saturday, June 15, 2013

Louisiana Plant Explosion Kills 1, Injures 7

An explosion occurred at CF Industries facility in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, Friday night.

One person was killed and seven were injured in the blast.

According to authorities, nitrogen was being offloaded from a tanker truck, when the pressure rose extremely quickly, causing the explosion.

Officials said there was no danger to the public, as a result of the blast.

This came just a day after an explosion at another plant killed two in Geismar, just a few miles away.

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