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Chemical Explosion at Mountaire Selbyville Plant

There has been a reported chemical explosion at the Mountaire Farms facility in Selbyville this morning.

WBOC reports that the first call came in at 3:30 a.m.

The television station reports that a first responder at the scene said at last one person had been taken to the hospital.

There was no word on their condition.

By 4:50 a.m. WBOC reports that some of the fire companies had left but hazmat crews were reported to be on the scene.

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Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.