Authorities in Georgia ordered evacuations of neighborhoods following a large fire at a chemical plant near Brunswick on Monday morning.
The blaze and explosion were reported at the Symrise production site on Colonel Island, officials in Glynn County said in a statement.
“A fire has broken out at the Symrise production site Colonel Island,” the statement said. “The production facility manufactures fragrance ingredients. Given first estimates, no one got injured and there is no danger to employees or residents.”
It added that the “fire broke out during the early morning hours,” although the reason is not yet unknown. An investigation is underway, officials said….