Shelter-in-place orders lifted in Mississippi after chemical plant catches fire
GREENVILLE, Miss.– Shelter-in-place orders for part of Washington County, Mississippi, are lifted after a chemical plant fire on Wednesday.
According to the Washington County Emergency Operations Center, residents living along Highway 82 from Beauchamp Road to Kuehn Road and VFW Road from Beauchamp Road to Kuehn Road in Greeenville were under the orders, which are now lifted.
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Washington County Emergency Operations Center said the fire was contained and firefighters were being decontaminated.
No one was reported as injured at the plant, Washington County Emergency Operations Center said.
Inhaling hazardous smoke from the plant fire could cause burning or watering eyes, coughing, throat irritation, headaches, dizziness, nausea or vomiting and chest tightness or shortness of breath.
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