Flames and thick black smoke billowed from a manufacturing facility in Mississippi on Monday as a massive chemical fire forced employees to evacuate and drew fire crews from across the county, according to local reports.

The fire broke out at a Howard Industries facility in Laurel after a paint booth caught fire next to a tanker truck carrying an explosive substance, Mayor Johnny Magee told local media.

All employees were evacuated, and fire departments across Jones County were called to the scene, according to WDAM-TV. Crews had mostly contained the fire by 8 p.m.

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