ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />STORY: A fire broke out at a Shell chemical plant in the Netherlands late on Tuesday night following an explosion, according to the local fire department.<br/> <br />The sprawling, 320-hectare or 790-acre plant near the southern town of Moerdijk manufactures chemicals from petroleum for use in products ranging from car components to synthetic fibers and insulation materials.<br/> <br />It is supplied by a Shell refinery near Rotterdam.<br/> <br />Local media reported two people suffered minor injuries.<br/> <br />The flames and large plumes of smoke could be seen in from Rotterdam, about 30 kilometers or 18 miles away, according to eyewitnesses.<br/> <br />Shell officials were not immediately available to comment
