Two injured in Houston-area Shell chemical facility fire
Employees were alerted to evacuate, and two workers are suspected to be injured after an explosion at a Deer Park chemical facility in Houston on Friday.
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Employees were alerted to evacuate, and two workers are suspected to be injured after an explosion at a Deer Park chemical facility in Houston on Friday.
A Shell olefins unit in Deer Park, Texas, caught fire Friday afternoon. The number of injuries is still unknown, but officials say all employees have been accounted for.
Preliminary information is there was maintenance being done on a unit when there was a leak which ignited shortly thereafter.
A chemical plant fire, that sent a huge plume of smoke into the air Friday afternoon, is now under control, according to officials.
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