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.

First responders in Texas are fighting a fire from a chemical plant explosion north of Houston on Wednesday morning. The explosion, and the huge plume of dark smoke at the Sound Resource Solutions ...

VIDEO: Aftermath of massive Texas chemical plant explosion. A chemical plant exploded in a huge fireball in Shepherd, Texas. Authorities issued a 'shelter-in-place' order to residents within a one ...

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.

Authorities issued a shelter-in-place order for Texas residents within a one-mile radius of a chemical plant fire Wednesday. A large plume of smoke could be seen in video captured by residents as ...

Smoke after a plant explosion is shown as man rides a bicycle along the feeder road at exit 451B from US-59 Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, in Shepherd.

Smoke fills the air from a plant fire in Pasadena, Texas on Wednesday, March 22. 2023. Officials are investigating an explosion and fire at the chemical plant in suburban Houston that injured at ...

Chemical plant fire contained 00:57 SHEPHERD (CBSNewsTexas.com) – An investigation is underway after an explosion took place at a chemical plant in Shepherd Wednesday morning, injuring one employee.

Residents are advised to "limit all unnecessary outdoor activity." A massive fire at a chemical plant near Houston Wednesday prompted a school evacuation and a warning for residents to shelter in ...

PASADENA, Texas (KTRK) -- Investigators believe they've pinpointed the cause of an explosion and massive fire at a Pasadena plant on Wednesday -- and they say it was an accident. One person was ...

According to an NBC affiliate in Houston, the pipeline is owned by Energy Transfer and burning a chemical called Y Grade NGL, a product resulting from the natural gas processing process.