Roseland resident Jerry McCoy evacuated to a nearby hotel, but briefly returned home to grab essentials. “I kind of snuck back up in there, and when I got there I was checking my mail,” McCoy said. “I looked on the ground and it was all oily. My neighbor’s yard has a big puddle of oil in his yard.”

A mandatory evacuation remains Saturday within a 1-mile radius of a lubricant manufacturer and distributor in Louisiana that exploded one day earlier.

An explosion at Smitty’s in Roseland, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, prompted a mandatory evacuation within a 1-mile radius and closure of Highways 51 and 10. No injuries have been reported. Authorities urge residents to avoid the area.