WAFB Channel 9, Baton Rouge, LA |Meth Lab Explosion on I-10 Injures Four
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Photo by WAFB-TVBATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - State police say all lanes of Interstate 10 have been reopened. Troopers had closed I-10 in both directions Tuesday afternoon after an explosion inside a vehicle. Four people were injured, including a Louisiana State Trooper.
The shutdown was between Siegen Lane and Highland Road.
Early reports indicate a vehicle travelling down the interstate contained a meth lab that exploded, said State Police spokesman Sgt. Markus Smith.
Two patients in the vehicle were treated for chemical burns, police said. A motorist who drove by the scene and a state trooper who walked near the vehicle were both taken to a hospital after inhaling ammonia.
Ammonia is one of the components used in making methamphetamine.
A hazardous materials team responded to the scene.
A "shelter in place" was ordered for businesses in the Galatoire's Shopping Center. That order was lifted at 6pm.
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