A chemical plant in the Houston area caught fire Friday, sending a huge plume of smoke into the sky.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said the fire was at a Shell USA Inc. facility in Deer Park, a suburb east of Houston.
Shell is conducting their own air quality monitoring but the city has yet to receive an update, said Kaitlyn Bluejacket, a spokesperson for the city of Deer Park. She said they have been advised by Shell that there is no need at the time to shelter in place, but that the city would update residents if that becomes the case.
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said in a tweet his agency was responding to calls about “some type of explosion.”
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