Plaquemine, LA (7/14/2023) – The Iberville Parish Council reported:
*UPDATE* AS OF 8:45AM, LA HWY 1 NORTH AND SOUTH ARE OPEN.* THIS IS A MESSAGE FROM THE IBERVILLE PARISH COUNCIL OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. DOW LEADERS HAVE ADVISED OUR OFFICE THAT IT IS SAFE TO LIFT THE SHELTER IN PLACE. DOWS EMERGENCY SERVICES WILL CONTINUE TO MITIGATE THE FIRE. DOW CONTINUES TO CONDUCT AIR MONITORING ALONG WITH LDEQ AND A THIRD PARTY. ALL AIR MONITORING HAS BEEN NON DETECT. HWY 1 NORTH AND SOUTH IN FRONT OF THE DOW FACILITY WILL REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. HWY 405 (RIVER RD) IS OPEN. ENTERPRISE RD TO SID RICHARDSON IS ALSO OPEN.
**UPDATE**AS OF 11:00PM. WE CONTINUE TO BE IN CONTACT DOW CHEMICAL LEADERS, THEY HAVE ASSURED US THEY ARE NOT PICKING UP ANY READINGS ON THE AIR MONITORS** THE SHELTER IN PLACE REMAINS UNTIL WE GET ASSURANCE FROM DOW CHEMICAL THAT THE FIRE IS OUT** THIS IS A MESSAGE FROM THE IBERVILLE PARISH OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS OUR OFFICE WAS MADE AWARE OF AN INCIDENT AT DOW PLAQUEMINE. THE IBERVILLE PARISH COUNCIL OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS HAS ISSUED A HALF-MILE RADIUS SHELTER IN PLACE FOR RESIDENTS NEAR THE DOW CHEMICAL FACILITY IN PLAQUEMINE. WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY DOW THAT ALL PERSONNEL HAS BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR. THE SHELTER-IN-PLACE HAS BEEN ISSUED OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION UNTIL WE ARE CERTAIN THE PUBLIC IS NO LONGER IN DANGER. DOW HAS ADVISED OUR OFFICE THEY ARE DOING AIR MONITORING AND ARE NOT PICKING UP ANY READINGS AT THIS TIME.
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