Posted on 05/05/2023 3:47:47 PM PDT by ken in texas
DEER PARK, Texas — Two people have been injured in an ongoing fire at a Shell chemical plant in Deer Park, officials confirmed. The extent of their injuries is not known.
This is happening at a facility near Beltway 8 and SH 225. The fire started burning around 2:54 p.m., according to officials. All employees were evacuated and accounted for.
Harris County Pct. 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia issued the following statement on the fire at around 4:43 p.m.:
“My office has been in touch with the Office of Emergency Management, and we have also personally spoken with the plant manager at the facility that has been burning. In addition, the Fire Marshal and Harris County Pollution Control are on site, and we’ve been assured that the situation is under control. All employees at the facility have been accounted for. We urge people to avoid the area to make room for emergency response. There is no shelter-in-place currently in effect.
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Thanks for the update, glad to see that it’s been contained.
I remember in the 90’s when one of those plants blew when we were living in Conroe. The closest thing to feeling an earthquake as you can get in those parts.
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