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A chemical plant in the Houston area has caught fire, sending a huge plume of smoke into the sky. They also faced more than $400,000 in fines from the EPA over the past five years. A fire burns at a Shell chemical facility in Deer Park, Friday, May 5, 2023, east of Houston. In 2020, the Shell plant was fined by OSHA for what they determined were serious violations.

'You're looking at a large number of people that need to be interviewed,' said Harris County Fire Marshal Captain James Singleton. Harris County Fire officials planned to remain on site throughout the weekend to monitor the fire site and investigate. Officials say all personnel were accounted for.ĭeer Park ISD officials opted against a shelter in place order “because the wind is blowing away from the City of Deer Park and our schools” and a usual dismissal schedule took place. in the 17300 block of Premium Drive near Hockley at a recycling and waste facility, just south of the Hockley Recreational Complex off Old Washington Road. The city of Deer Park says there was no shelter-in-place order for residents. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said Friday the fire was at a Shell plant in Deer Park, a suburb east of Houston. 'The cause of the fire will be the subject of a future investigation, and our immediate priorities remain the safety of people and the environment,” the plant operator said. Officials say nine workers were released after undergoing precautionary medical evaluations after a fire erupted at a petrochemical plant in the Houston area. Shell Deer Park said there was “no danger to the nearby community” and air monitoring for impacts was ongoing. It was so thick that it was also picked up on weather radar in the region. Until then, the smoke could be spotted for miles. No shelter-in-place in Deer Park at this time. Massive fire after an explosion at the Shell plant north of 225. Fire crews were seen dousing the fire with water and by 5 p.m. Nine people were sent to a hospital for evaluations out of precaution and were released within a few hours.Īccording to Shell Deer Park, the fire started at their chemicals facility in the olefins unit and involved several gas oils. in the 5900 block of State Highway 225 in Deer Park. The fire at the Shell Deer Park plant took place shortly before 3 p.m. Nine people were briefly hospitalized after a massive fire at a Deer Park industrial plant on Friday afternoon. the picture to the right was snapped by former Houston Press employee.

Harris County Sheriff's Office A fire at a plant at the Shell Chemical Plant took place shortly before 3 p.m. So in other news whole foods Kirby just caught on fire while I was inside, wrote.

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