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Explosion at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland prompts evacuations, no injuries reported

Tangipahoa Parish officials are investigating an explosion at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland that forced mandatory evacuations ...
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Massive fire at Louisiana automotive supply facility forces evacuations

Officials said no injuries have been reported in the fire at Smitty’s Supply just north of the town of Roseland, but that ...

Louisiana explosion prompts 1-mile evacuation radius, Highway 51 closed; officials monitoring fire risk

Fire and debris are the main concerns after a Roseland plant explosion. School children were evacuated. Highway 51 is shut ...

Roseland explosion: OSHA reports outline two past incidents at plant, one fatal

YOU’VE BEEN DIGGING THROUGH OSHA RECORDS AND OSHA RECORDS AND FILES. AUBREY, WHAT HAVE YOU UNCOVERED ABOUT SMITTY’S? HEY, ...
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Fire rages after plant explosion prompts evacuation in Tangipahoa. Former governor among evacuees.

The Tangipahoa Sheriff's Office ordered an immediate evacuation within a one-mile radius of U.S. Highway 51 and Interstate 10 ...

'Bam, Bam, Bam': Residents describe fire, fumes and blasts after Roseland plant incident

Residents describe chaotic moments after a Roseland plant explosion. Evacuations in place, smoke visible from miles away, Hwy ...

Roseland air quality: What the LDEQ is doing to monitor air near explosion site

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is on the scene of the explosion and is working with local authorities.

Tracking the Roseland smoke plume, local storms this weekend and two tropical waves in your New Orleans weather forecast

Chief Meteorologist Devon Lucie shows you where the smoke plume from the Roseland explosion is likeliest to be headed, then ...