GARYVILLE, La. --
A mandatory evacuation order put in place Friday morning within a two-mile radius around the facility was lifted in the afternoon by St. John the Baptist Parish President Jaclyn Hotard, according to a statement from the parish. The "tank itself is not on fire," said Justin Lawrence, human resources manager for Marathon at a Friday news conference, adding the fire is around the perimeter of a tank.
Lawrence reiterated, "The fire is not in the tank, it is around the perimeter where the naphtha is pooling."
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