Fire Breaks out at Dow Louisiana Facility

A sign is seen at an entrance to a Dow Chemical Co plant in Plaquemine, La., on Dec. 12, 2015. Jonathan Bachman/Reuters

A fire broke out at Dow’s Plaquemine chemical facility in Louisiana, the U.S. chemical maker said in a statement late on Friday.

Everyone at the facility was accounted for and the fire was being managed by the company’s Emergency Operations Center, Dow Louisiana said in a statement posted on Facebook, adding that they were in contact with officials.