Plant fire out, crews begin to inspect cylinders

PORT ALLEN, LA (WAFB) –

The fire that sparked at a chemical plant Monday is now out and crews returned to the scene Tuesday morning to start the process of inspecting the cylinders.

Workers arrived on the scene around 6 a.m. to assess the condition of the cylinders containing acetylene, a highly flammable gas used mainly for welding, at the Air Liquide plant in Port Allen. They were forced to call off the assessment Monday around 8 p.m. because of safety concerns. They had gone in to shut down operations and found smoldering cylinders that were still too unstable.

Capt. Doug Cain with the Louisiana State Police said the fire has been extinguished, but there are still some “hot spots.” Officials said most of the 500-plus fires burned out around 7:30 a.m. As of 9:30 a.m., there were only three reported. The plant remains closed.

http://www.wafb.com/story/18579269/fire-out-crews-begin-to-inspect-cylinders-at-air-liquide-plant

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