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"Fire Burns For Third Day At Shell Texas Chemical Plant" [1]

"HOUSTON - A fire burned for a third day on Sunday at Shell Plc's chemical plant in the Houston suburb of Deer Park, Texas, a company spokesperson said.

The fire initially ignited on Friday afternoon in an explosion in an olefins unit, used to make plastics and rubber.

The fire was extinguished for a few hours on Saturday morning before it reignited around 3 p.m. CDT (2000 GMT), said Shell spokesperson Curtis Smith."

Erwin Seba reports for Reuters May 7, 2023. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Texas Petrochemical Plant Fire Sends 9 Workers To Hospital" (AP) [3]

"'Controlled Discharge' -- Runoff From Shell Chemical Fire Being Directed To Houston Ship Channel" (KHOU) [4]

"No Harmful Chemical Levels In Air After Shell Texas Chemical Plant Fire, Company Says" (Reuters) [5]

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Chemicals [7]
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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [12]
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Source: Reuters [2], 05/08/2023
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/fire-burns-third-day-shell-texas-chemical-plant [2] https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fire-burns-third-day-shell-texas-chemical-plant-2023-05-07/ [3] https://apnews.com/article/texas-houston-fire-shell-chemical-plant-a17d7a9082687712cf0884d4e0e62e83 [4] https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/shell-deer-park-chemical-plant-fire/285-85cbe88f-e4d5-44e9-8f2c-348b24bf6313 [5] https://www.reuters.com/world/us/no-harmful-chemical-levels-air-after-shell-texas-chemical-plant-fire-company-2023-05-06/ [6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/air [7] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [8] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster [9] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health [10] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution [11] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [12] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southwest [13] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81