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Investigators are also looking into which chemical was burning. Author: Adam Bennett Updated: 8:20 PM CDT April 8, 2021
CHANNELVIEW, Texas Investigators from the Harris County Fire Marshal’s office began looking Thursday into what ignited an industrial fire in Channelview the day before, along with which chemical was burning.
The fire started just after 4 p.m. Wednesday inside a small storage warehouse at the K-Solv facility before spreading to a second warehouse.
Mikie Sopczak, Director of Environmental Health and Safety and Security for K-Solv, said it happened while a product was being transferred between containers.
“This was not large tanks and large bulks,” said Sopczak during a press conference Thursday morning. This was small quantities.”
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A massive fire burned for hours Wednesday afternoon at an industrial facility on Lakeside Drive in the Channelview area. K-Solv tweeted that all of their employees are safe and accounted for.
4/7/21 – There is an active situation occurring at the K-Solv Chemicals facility located in Channelview, TX. All employees are safe and accounted for. Firefighters and response crews are responding to the scene. We are monitoring the air quality and will have updates to follow. pic.twitter.com/XbhpnE3Noq K-Solv (@k solv) April 7, 2021
The Harris County Fire Marshal s Office says no injuries have been reported. Officials later added that one person sought medical treatment for respiratory issues. A shelter-in-place order has now been lifted for Lakeside Park Estates and Lakeview Homes, according to Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo.
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According to the Fire Marshal s Office, the fire occurred at K-Solv, located at 1000 Lakeside Drive.
Mikie Sopccak, Director of Environmental Health Safety and Security for the K-Solv, said during a news conference Wednesday evening that a drum transfer was occurring there was an ignition source.
Sopccak couldn t say what type of chemicals were ignited or what burned during the large fire.
Sopccak said that 56 employees, 5 of which were located at the warehouse where the fire occurred, were all accounted for.
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The Harris County Fire Marshal s Office said numerous agencies responded with foam to extinguish the fire. Known chemiclas on site include, but not limited to: hydrochloric acid, acetone, ethanol, ethlyene dichloride, and other acids.
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1of5Firefighters battle a fire at a chemical storage facility in the 1000 block of Lakeside Drive, on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Channelview, Texas. (Godofredo A. Vásquez/Houston Chronicle via AP)Godofredo A. Vásquez/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5A Harris County Sheriff s Office deputy blocks Market Street, near Appelt Drive, as firefighters battle a fire at a chemical storage facility in the 1000 block of Lakeside Drive, on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Channelview, Texas. (Godofredo A. Vásquez/Houston Chronicle via AP)Godofredo A. Vásquez/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of5Firefighters battle a fire at a chemical storage facility in the 1000 block of Lakeside Drive, on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Channelview, Texas. (Godofredo A. Vásquez/Houston Chronicle via AP)Godofredo A. Vásquez/APShow MoreShow Less