After the fire began Wednesday morning at Carus Chemical in La Salle, residents near the northern Illinois chemical plant were told to shelter in place.
Residents were told to shelter in place as firefighters responded to a fire that sent smoke plumes towering over the plant and prompted the plant’s evacuation.
La SALLE, Ill. (AP) Officials said a large fire that sent smoke plumes towering over a northern Illinois chemical plant has been contained and no injuries have been reported.
After the fire began Wednesday morning at Carus Chemical in La Salle, residents near the northern Illinois chemical plant were told to shelter in place.