ROSELAND - As cleanup continues in Roseland and surrounding areas in the wake of the August explosion at Smitty's Supply, a courtroom trial attorney said around 3,000 people submitted claims for a class action lawsuit against the company.

Trial specialist and courtroom trial attorney Lewis Unglesby told WBRZ in Baton Rouge on Tuesday, more than 20 law firms are working on the suit, and said the damage goes beyond the initial explosion.

"Certainly Smitty's qualifies as something of a potential catastrophe," Unglesby said. "There are some concerns that what was done to put the fire out may itself have added a significant number of contaminants to the circumstances."

On Aug. 22, an explosion at Smitty's Supply covered Roseland and parts of Tangipahoa Parish in oil and residue. In Septemb

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