July 15 (Reuters) - A fire broke out at Dow's (DOW.N) Plaquemine chemical facility in Louisiana, the U.S. chemical maker said in a statement late on Friday.
Everyone at the facility was accounted for and the fire was being managed by the company's Emergency Operations Center, Dow Louisiana said in a statement posted on Facebook, adding that they were in contact with officials.
Explosions at the facility in Iberville Parish shook homes in the nearby state capital, Baton Rouge, WAFB TV reported.
Dow did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Reporting by Jyoti Narayan in Bengaluru; Editing by William MallardOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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