Overview

• Tangipahoa Parish ordered residents within a one-mile radius to evacuate immediately and remain away until further notice.
• Highway 51 at Highway 10 is closed, and motorists are being directed to take alternate routes.
• The sheriff’s office said no injuries have been reported as responders continue to monitor conditions at the scene.
• Authorities have not yet determined what triggered the blast and fire at the Smitty’s property.
• Videos circulating on social media show large flames and thick smoke at a building described as a Smitty’s-operated warehouse.