MINDEN, La. (AP) - Authorities in Webster Parish in northwest Louisiana say an explosion at the Camp Minden industrial site was the source of a loud, ground-rattling boom late Monday.
The Webster Sheriff's Office said Tuesday that the explosion happened in an underground bunker at a Camp Minden business called Explo.
The company declined immediate comment when reached by phone Tuesday morning and did not take part in a news conference with Sheriff Gary Sexton.
Sexton said the underground bunkers at Explo are designed to direct the force upward. However, there were reports of the blast being felt in several nearby communities. Shattered windows were reported in Minden and Dixie Inn.
No injuries were reported. Residents said they heard the boom around 11:30 p.m.
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