A SHELTER-IN-PLACE has been issued for Plaquemine, Louisiana due to a chlorine leak at the Dow Chemical Plant, police said.
The Louisiana State Police Emergency Service Unit is responding to the incident in Iberville Parish.
State Police tweeted Monday evening that the Louisiana Highway 1 is closed in both directions.
Dow Louisiana Company posted on Facebook that crews are responding to an event at Olin, a third party tenant on their Plaquemine Site.
The Iberville Parish Council encouraged people to turn off their air conditioners and to close all doors and windows.
Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi said the fire is out, and they are trying to take care of the leak and monitor air quality outside the facility, according to WAFB-TV.
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