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DEVELOPING: All residents of Yazoo City are being asked to shelter in place after an explosion at an ammonia plant in the county.The incident occurred around 4:25 p.m. Wednesday at C.F. Industries on U.S. 49 East.Nearby residents and businesses, including Walmart, have been instructed to evacuate.The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is also urging residents in the Renshaw and Generette Road areas to leave their homes while crews deal with the incident.____Emergency personnel are on scene responding to an explosion at the CF Chemical Plant on US 49 East, north of the US 49 East–West Split in Yazoo County. The area is currently closed to traffic.The Mississippi Highway Patrol and other local agencies are on site assisting with traffic control. Motorists are urged to avoid the area and use alternate routes until it is confirmed safe to travel.