A massive fire broke out at Shell Chemical’s Deer Park Plant on Friday afternoon....
A fire burns at a Shell chemical facility in Deer Park, Friday, May 5, 2023, east of Houston. A chemical plant in the Houston area has caught fire, sending a huge plume of smoke into the sky. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said Friday the fire was at a Shell USA Inc. facility in Deer Park, a suburb east of Houston.A massive fire broke out at Shell Chemical’s Deer Park Plant on Friday afternoon.
Harris County officials said around 5 p.m. that the situation was under control and all employees have been accounted for. Neither the company nor agencies involved in the response have given a final word regarding injuries.The Shell Chemical Plant is in the city of Deer Park, about 20 miles east of downtown Houston. Located near the Houston Ship Channel, the area is home to many large chemical plants and other industrial manufacturers.
The company sold its interest in an oil refinery on part of the site to the Mexican oil company Pemex in a deal that closed in 2022. The fire occurred on the Shell Chemical side of the site.
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