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Emergency crews responded to an explosion at a chemical plant in Greenville, Mississippi, on Wednesday morning, which sent a large plume of black smoke into the air. The incident at the Loveland Products plant was reported just after 7 a.m. CST. No injuries were immediately reported, according to Sara Moreland Hester, a deputy emergency management director for Washington County and a local firefighter. The fire was controlled but not fully extinguished by midday. The explosion involved a fire associated with a herbicide chemical, according to preliminary information from plant management. Residents near the facility were asked to shelter in place for a couple of hours due to potentially hazardous smoke, but the order was canceled just before noon.
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