This fire is expected to cost taxpayers about a quarter of a million dollars. Author: Briana Ray-Turner Updated: 8:01 PM EDT May 5, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla The Logistec warehouse can handle about 55,000 tons of wood pellets, but handling them can be dangerous because the dust is highly explosive.
“Yes, it does concern us. it concerns us very well because this is not the first time that this happened, and we want to make sure protocols and safety features are put in place so it doesn’t happen again, said Mayor Cornell Harvey.
Harvey notes there was a previous explosion and fire at the business in 2015 and additional seven fires since then.
Entire city of New Roads without power, mayor says WAFB file photo of Main Street in New Roads, La. (Source: WAFB) By WAFB Staff | February 18, 2021 at 2:13 PM CST - Updated February 18 at 2:13 PM
NEW ROADS, La. (WAFB) - Power lines are down and the entire city of New Roads is currently without power, as of 12:39 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, according to Mayor Cornell Dukes.
Mayor Dukes says traffic lights are not working and urges residents to be cautious and treat them as a one-way stop.
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Residents can call Entergy Louisiana at 225-694-3737 to report an outage.
The mayor says New Road City Hall has closed down for the day due to the power outage and will reopen at 8 a.m. Friday, Feb. 19.