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OSHA fines Williams Olefins for deadly plant explosion
December 11, 2013 2:52 PM
GEISMAR - The U. S. Department of Labor fined Williams Olefins LLC on Wednesday for safety violations they said contributed to a June plant explosion which killed two workers and injured 80 in Geismar. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the $99,000 fine after citing the company for... more » -
Firefighters reflect on plant explosion response Play Video
June 14, 2013 6:01 PM
GEISMAR - Emergency responders in Ascension Parish today reflected on what happened during those first few minutes of the response to the Geismar chemical plant explosion Thursday. "People were literally running for their lives, down Highway 3115, and it was chaos at that moment," said Nathaniel Stephens, Geismar's Fire... more »