Emergency crews responded Wednesday to an explosion at a Mississippi chemical plant that sent a large plume of black smoke into the air.
Crews were notified just after 7 a.m. CST of an explosion at the Loveland Products plant in Greenville, city officials said in a news release. The city in the Mississippi Delta region has a population of about 26,000 people. It’s about 120 miles (193 kilometers) northwest of Jackson, the capital.
No injuries were immediately reported, said Sara Moreland Hester, a deputy emergency management director for Washington County and a local firefighter. She said midday that the fire was out and firefighters were wrapping up the scene….