Explosion reported at Chalmette refinery on Friday afternoon

CHALMETTE — A Chalmette refinery caught fire before exploding on Friday afternoon, according to a report by WWL-TV.

Dupty Director of Homeland Security in St. Bernard Parish said that the call came in around 12:53 p.m. with fire and sheriff's office officials coming to the scene around 1:10 p.m.

The eastbound lanes of West St. Bernard Highway were closed due to the fire.