Watching some news reports saying the fire department was at the facility previously in the day then had to respond back later for a rekindle which resulted in this explosion. While they are a volunteer fire department I would expect they knew the dangers of potential fires at this facility. A plant as volatile as that would require pre planning just in case of emergency.
The mayor in the town is also a volunteer firefighter and was saying he was evacuating nearby residents so they must have had some sort of fear of something bad happening.
Still way to early to fully know what happened but this should serve warning to any place that has dangerous facilities so close to town and prepare for emergencies that could happen should there be an incident
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