A fire at Deer Park's Shell chemical plant kept burning Sunday after reigniting Saturday....
As of Sunday morning, the fire was still burning and Shell was warning residents of"black smoke, flaring and increased noise from the facility."
The plant is located about 15 miles southeast of downtown Houston and less than two miles from the Houston Ship Channel. Sunday morning, Shell announced the runoff water from fighting the fire had exceeded the facility's wastewater storage capacity and would begin to be released into the channel as a"controlled discharge.
Shell said it expected it will need even more water to cool down the equipment once the fire was extinguished.onsite Friday and Saturday to perform air quality testing but it did not report any harmful levels of chemicals in the air. Such evaluation and air monitoring remained ongoing Sunday and TCEQ still had not detected any harmful chemicals, according to Shell.
But Air Alliance Houston, a nonprofit advocacy group, released a statement warning residents the smoke from the fire could cause respiratory issues. Air Alliance Houston also urged Deer Park residents and others nearby to seek medical help should they experience any health issues after being exposed to the smoke.
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