A chemical plant exploded in a huge fireball in Shepherd, Texas. Authorities issued a 'shelter-in-place' order to residents within a one-mile radius of the Sound Resource Solutions complex.

HOUSTON (AP) — A massive fire at a chemical plant in rural Texas on Wednesday sent a plume of black smoke into the sky as officials closed down a local highway and ordered residents to take shelter.

Flood waters from Hurricane Harvey created an emergency situation that could trigger explosions at the Arkema chemical plant northeast of Houston in Crosby. Late Monday night, the facility lost ...

A massive fire at a chemical plant near Houston Wednesday prompted a school evacuation and a warning for residents to shelter in place, according to authorities. There was an explosion at the ...

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Chemical plant fire contained SHEPHERD (CBSNewsTexas.com) – An investigation is underway after an explosion took place at a chemical plant in Shepherd Wednesday morning, injuring one employee.

The dark plume of smoke in Texas. Photo: Precinct 2 Constable San Jacinto County First responders in Texas are fighting a fire from a chemical plant explosion north of Houston on Wednesday morning.

The chemical plant is located near Houston in Shepherd, Texas, a city of just over 2,000 people, and while the cause of the explosion is not immediately known, according to officials in San ...

Explosion at Pasadena Chemical plant injures one, sends giant fireball into the sky over Harris County By John Wayne Ferguson, Staff writer Updated March 22, 2023 8:20 p.m.

Hours after explosions rocked a Texas chemical plant outside Houston early Wednesday, officials said there is no way to know how long a fire at the site will burn. An early morning explosion at ...

An afternoon blast at the TPC Group plant in Port Neches, about 80 miles east of Houston, followed a powerful burst at 1 a.m. that sent three workers to hospitals, injured some residents and ...

A large plume of smoke could be seen in video captured by residents as the plant caught fire in Shepherd, Texas, which is about 50 miles northeast of Houston.