HAZMAT Teams Deployed After Explosion At Aerospace Plant

An explosion at an aerospace plant on Tuesday night sent two people to the hospital, sparked a 2,000-foot evacuation and prompted HAZMAT teams to be deployed, officials said. The blast at Zodiac Aerospace in Newport, Washington, may have been caused by a chemical leak, the Pend Oreille Sheriff’s Office told NBC News. Officials had set up a 2,000-foot diameter evacuation zone that included a residential area and a McDonald’s, NBC station KHQ reported. Christopher Demlow, a volunteer firefighter at the scene who spoke to the station, described the situation as "chaotic."