an update now on the breaking news out of sentra florida where an explosion at a propane plant sent explosions high into the sky. all of the missing people have been found. large propane tanks began exploding in tavares just before 11:00 last night. the force of the blast blew the roof right off the plant. a one-mime radius around the scene had to be evacuated as the flames burned and burned. to washington, d.c., where a woman is accused of using green paint to deface the face of washington, d.c. and she could be responsible for similar incidents throughout the nation s capitol. more from abc s karen travers. reporter: a woman in custody in washington suspected of vandalizing the city s national cathedral with green paint. the iconic church was the third d.c. landmark defaced in the past four days. wet green paint was found in the cathedral s oldest chapel, the bethlehem chapel. similar paint was found in the children s chapel.
last friday the lincoln memorial. green paint was found splattered along the base, the lap, and the leg of the statue of the 16th president. the marble memorial on the edge of the national mall is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the capital with millions of visitors every year. it closed temporarily on friday after the paint was discovered but reopened later that day. park police said damage was not permanent, but crews are working to remove the paint. they will not do anything that will damage it. they are very familiar with the marble. they have ways they work on all kinds of ways. they work on all our statues, all of our memorials, so they re very familiar with them. reporter: more splattered green paint on a statue outside smithsonian headquarters on the mall. authorities believe that vandalism was also done last friday. tourists were shocked to hear of another incident. i just can t believe it. i just think it s pretty wrong. and people do mischievous
similar paint was found in the children s chapel. last friday the lincoln memorial. green paint found splattered along the base, lap, leg of the statue of the 16th president. the marble memorial on the edge of the national mall is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the capital with millions of visitors every year. it closed temporarily friday after the paint was discovered but reopened later that day. park police said damage was not permanent but crews are working to remove the paint. they will not do anything that will damage it. they are very familiar with the marble. they have ways they work on all kinds of ways. they work on all our statues, all of our memorials. they re very familiar with them. reporter: more splattered green paint on a statue outside smithsonian headquarters on the mall. authorities believe that vandalism was also done last friday. tourists were shocked to hear of another incident. i just can t believe it. i just think it s pretty wrong.
news out of florida. an explosion at a propane plant sent explosions high into the sky. all of the missing people have been found. large propane tanks began exploding in tavares just before 11:00 last night. the force blew the roof right off of the plant. a one-mime radius around the scene had to be evacuated where the flames burned and burned. to washington, d.c. she could be responsible for similar incidents through out the nation s capital. more from abc s karen travers. reporter: a woman in custody in washington suspected of vandalizing the city s national cathedral with green paint. the iconic church was the third d.c. landmark defaced in the past four days. wet green paint was found in the cathedral s oldest chapel, the bethlehem chapel.