KAPLAN, La. (AP) - Authorities are investigating the cause of an early morning fire at a Hilcorp Energy Co. facility north of Kaplan in Vermilion Parish.
According to The Advertiser of Lafayette (https://bit.ly/1qLcHhT ) the fire was reported at 5:41 a.m. Saturday,
Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillion (KOO’-vee-ahn) said the fire caused a brief closure of roadways and an evacuation of a half-mile radius near the site. The evacuation was lifted a short time later, and roadways were re-opened. No injuries were reported.
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