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Tangipahoa Parish Declares Emergency After Smitty Supply Explosion in Roseland; Agencies Deploy for Cleanup and Testing
Summary
The Tangipahoa Parish Council unanimously adopted a resolution declaring the Aug. 21 Smitty Supply explosion an emergency and authorized the parish president to seek emergency grant funding; parish officials detailed firefighting, foam operations and ongoing air and water testing.
The Tangipahoa Parish Council voted unanimously Aug. 25 to declare the Aug. 21 explosion and fire at Smitty Supply in Roseland an emergency and authorized the parish president to seek emergency grant funding to cover unbudgeted response costs.
President Miller, who presented a timeline of the response, said the first alarm sounded a little before 1 a.m. Friday and Fire District 1 responded immediately. He described a large multiagency response, including foam operations by US Fire & Pump, and said the evacuation area was initially expanded to a one-mile radius for safety. "The fire destroyed much property, put over 400 workers at Smitty's out of work, resulting in the evacuation of residents and businesses within 1 mile…
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