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Crew extinguishes Miss. plant fire

By Holbrook Mohr
Published January 24, 2014 3:14am ET
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Crew extinguishes Miss. plant fire
In this photo provided by the Mississippi Highway Patrol, a fire at a biodiesel facility near New Albany, Miss., burns early Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. The fire was so hot that firefighters could not get close enough to fight it, the Mississippi Highway Patrol said. The plant is located near New Albany on Mississippi Highway 15, which has been closed to traffic. Firefighters are letting it burn out. (AP Photo/Mississippi Highway Patrol via The Mississippi Department of Public Safety) MANDATORY CREDIT | Mississippi Highway Patrol

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A fire at a north Mississippi biofuels plant has been extinguished.

The fire, put out about 7:30 p.m. Thursday, had been burning since early Wednesday at the plant near New Albany, but no injuries were reported. There were also at least three explosions at JNS Biofuels, formerly known as North Mississippi Biodiesel.

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