BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office said no one was injured after a possible explosion at Westlake in Geismar on Wednesday, Dec. 18. According to the sheriff's office, there were no road closures, orders to shelter in place, or off-site impacts. Chip Swearngan, the Westlake senior director of Corporate Communications and Government Relations, said the plant experienced a pressure event in its vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) unit at 9:25 a.m. "The VCM unit was safely shut down and the unit was evacuated as a precaution. The local CAER was notified. The all-clear was issued at approximately 10 a.m.," Swearngan said. Latest News Alleged would-be Trump assassin faces new charge in accident that nearly killed child: Florida authorities Former New Orleans priest receives life sentence in child sex crimes case Louisiana 'ATM saw bandit' arrested in Texas Young Americans richer than ever, sense ‘economic fragility’: Report Louisiana patient has first severe bird flu case in US: health officials