Covington residents urged to shelter in place due to chemical plant fire

KENTON COUNTY, Ky. (WXIX) - A shelter-in-place order has been issued for residents within a mile of a Covington chemical plant.

The plant, Silmar Chemicals, was on fire as of 9 p.m., according to Kenton County Dispatch.

It is located in Covington’s Latonia neighborhood.

A “code red” alert for residents in a mile radius of the plant went out shortly before 8:30 p.m., according to dispatch.

Residents are urged to shelter in place.

FOX19 obtained video from a nearby resident of a loud boom going off around 8:15 p.m.

A similar boom went off around 11 p.m. as we were at the scene.

Video from neighbors shows the moment they first heard a loud sound in the area of the chemical plant fire in Latonia. This was around 8:15 PM.. neighbors are still being told to stay inside. Several report hearing multiple booms that shook their windows. @FOX19 pic.twitter.com/VDlsqh6KCQ
— Jessica Schmidt (@JSchmidtTV) January 11, 2022

Crews still at the scene of a fire at a chemical plant in Latonia. Residents within a mile were told to shelter in place around 8-8:30. Working to get a better visual & more info. @FOX19 pic.twitter.com/nxt506EGNy
— Jessica Schmidt (@JSchmidtTV) January 11, 2022

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