Four of the injured have been released from the hospital, according to company spokesperson Joe Andrepont.
The explosion happened around 11 p.m. Monday, Sept. 27, at Westlake’s Petro 2 Plant on La. 108.
All injured were contract employees working on a planned maintenance turnaround, Andrepont said.
The explosion happened at Westlake Chemical’s Petro Complex 2 Unit on La. 108 around 11 p.m., according to spokesman Joe Andrepont.
The unit, used in the production of ethylene, was undergoing maintenance at the time of the explosion.
Two of the injured employees have since been transferred to hospitals in Hammond and Lafayette, Louisiana. There are no reports of any deaths related to the incident.
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