West Virginians in a two-mile radius of a chemical plant in Belle were told to shelter in place after a fire and explosion Tuesday night at a chemical plant.
“An incident at one of the tenant companies at the Chemours site in Belle, West Virginia, has resulted in a fire,” Chemours said in a statement to NBC affiliate WSAZ of Huntington.
The blast at the Chemours Plant occurred just after 10 p.m., the Kanawha County Commission said in a statement.
It was not clear if there were any injuries.
“Site responders are working to contain the fire. We have no further details at this time,” the company said.
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Aerial video posted to social media captured images of the fire burning.
Gov. Jim Justice tweeted that he has been briefed and that he and his wife were praying for the safety of everyone involved.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, also tweeted his concern.
School closings for Wednesday were announced by the county.
Chemours formed as a spinoff from DuPont in 2015. The plant is along the Kanawha River in eastern Kanawha County.
Belle, with a population of around 1,100, is southeast of Charleston. The county commission said that the shelter-in-place order covers all of Belle, as well as the communities Marmet, Chesapeake and Chelyan.
The Associated Press contributed.