Smoke is rising over the city from a plant complex that makes chlorine for swimming pools, according to a state official. Residents are advised to shelter in place until further notice.
A chemical fire is burning at a facility in Westlake, La., in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura.
Louisiana State Police confirmed that a hazmat team is responding. The plant is near where the storm made landfall Wednesday night., a southern Louisiana volunteer group that responds to natural disasters, shared this video of smoke rising over the nearby city of Lake Charles.
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