Tangipahoa Parish, state officials give update on Smitty’s Supply fire efforts

ROSELAND, La. (WGNO) — Louisiana officials provided an update on the efforts surrounding the Smitty’s Supply fire and explosion.

A news conference was held on Wednesday, Oct. 1 with the officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Tangipahoa Parish officials and Gov. Jeff Landry.

On Sept. 29, Landry called for faster clean-up of material from the explosion after seeing a video showing a contaminated Tangipahoa River.

Watch the full news conference in the video player at the top of this story.

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