‘Industrial accident’ at Assumption Parish plant kills one, sends two to hospital

BELLE ROSE – One person was killed and two were injured in an “industrial accident” at a Belle Rose plant on Sunday, according to Assumption Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness Director Paul LeBlanc.

LeBlanc said a crew was doing a routine pressure test on a brine well at the GIE plant off Grand Bayou Road when the equipment failed.

A loose hose struck three people, killing one. The two others were taken to a hospital by AirMed…

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