Plant fire shuts River Road

Published 6:05 pm Friday, June 8, 2012

Flames roared from the top of a storage dome at the Rain CII plant in Gramercy Wednesday evening from a fire that was likely caused by lightning. Volunteer firefighters from St. James and St. John the Baptist Parishes were called out to the fire, which was not fully extinguished until Thursday afternoon. (Staff photo by Robin Shannon)