63399 US-51, roseland, la 70456, USA

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Smitty's Supply Fire (EPA Lead); Roseland, Louisiana.
63399 US-51, Roseland, LA 70456, USA.
1. On August 22, 2025, at 1:13 pm CT, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was notified by the Louisiana State Police (LSP) of an explosion and fire from above-ground storage tanks at the Smitty’s Supply Inc. facility located in the Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. According to the LSP, the cause of the explosion is currently unknown. There are several residential properties near the facility, and an evacuation order within a 1-mile radius of the facility has been activated. Within hours of the notification, EPA deployed an EPA on-scene coordinator and technical assistance contractor (START) personnel to the response command post in Roseland to conduct community air monitoring and document the facility’s efforts to secure the release. There are currently 18 EPA employees and contractor staff providing support to the response effort. In addition, EPA's Airborne Spectral Photometric [...]
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL.
3. POSITION 30.776N 090.512W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11060: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11060