"Louisiana Refinery Fire and Chemical Leak Prompt Evacuations"

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"Louisiana Refinery Fire and Chemical Leak Prompt Evacuations"
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Evacuations are underway in Garyville, Louisiana, after a chemical leak and fire at a Marathon Petroleum refinery. The incident involved a release of naphtha, a flammable liquid, and a fire at a storage tank. No injuries have been reported, and the release and fire are contained within the refinery's property. Precautionary evacuations have been ordered for residents within a two-mile radius, and some schools have been evacuated while others are under shelter-in-place orders.

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