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Firefighters battle Houston-area chemical fire for hours April 7, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 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. V�...

HOUSTON – A chemical distribution company K-solv is the owner of the large industrial building on fire Wednesday in the Channelview area, according to the Harris County Fire Marshall’s Office. The fire started around 4 p.m. during a dump transfer operation when one product is transferred into a small container, according to Mikie Sopczak, the director of environmental health, safety and security for K-Solv. The fire marshal’s office also noted that some of the known chemicals on the site included Hydrochloric acid, acetone, ethanol, ethylene dichloride and other acids. According to a TC...

Firefighters worked to douse a massive fire that broke out Wednesday evening at the K-Solv Chemicals facility in Channelview, TX. A two-alarm blaze ignited in facility at about 4 p.m. and crews worked until about 7 p.m. to extinguish the flames, Click2Houston.com reported. K-Solv’s director of environmental health, safety, and security, Mikie Sopczak, told the news broadcaster that the incident started as product was being transferred between drums. A local ABC News affiliate said smoke from the fire was so dense it could be seen on doppler radar. The City is aware of a large, black clo...

Channelview facility's leaders give update after massive fire | Live stream KTRK After monitoring air and water quality levels overnight, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality said it did not find any areas of concern after a massive chemical fire burned in the Channelview area for hours Wednesday. The TCEQ said regional staff used handheld air monitoring and stationary monitors overnight, which did not detect any issues of concern. K-Solv, the company that controls the facility of yesterday's massive fire, is addressing details of what happened and further info on air...

Massive Fire Breaks Out at Texas Chemical Facility April 8, 2021 A huge industrial fire broke out at a chemical facility in Channelview, Texas, around 4 p.m. on April 7, Harris County officials said. A shelter in place order was issued for neighborhoods near the K-Solve Chemicals plant located in the 1000 block of Lakeside Drive, including Lakeside Park Estates and Lakeview Homes. Harris County Fire Marshall’s Office reported on April 8 that the fire had been put out but warned that reignition was a possibility. The Fire Marshall’s office is investigati...