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LIVE VIDEO: GEISMAR PLANT EXPLOSION KILLS ONE, INJURES 73

WAFB 9 News Baton Rouge, Louisiana News, Weather, Sports

Officials with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) reports that 73 people were injured and one person died in a Thursday morning plant explosion in Geismar, La.

Louisiana State Police now confirm that there has been one fatality. During a news conference with Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, he reports that 73 people were injured in the explosion. Eight of those patients are being treated at Baton Rouge General Hospital. Of those eight, only one is in critical condition and two are in serious condition.

Above is a LIVE FEED from WAFB TV in Louisiana.  Below is a feed from CNN.