Video shows big explosion and fire at chemical plant

Following an explosion that sent smoke billowing into the air, a fire broke out at a Carus Chemical plant in LaSalle, Illinois, on Wednesday morning. According to Grove’s Facebook page, the city is monitoring the fire at the plant “to get more information.” No details about the cause of the fire were immediately available. An explosion was reported at the plant around 9 a.m. local time, according to the News Tribune. The paper reported that …

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