On the third day of fighting a fire at a Texas petrochemical plant, waste water is being pumped directly into a nearby waterway.<\/p>\n\n
A fire broke out on May 5 at a Shell petrochemical plant in Deerpark, Texas. Local media reported that the accident has entered a third day, and local firefighters are still fighting. According to the news released by Shell company, fire fighting wastewater has begun to be discharged directly into nearby waterways.<\/p>\n\n
According to local officials and Shell, the fire was initially extinguished on the morning of May 6 local time, but the remaining fuel in the petrochemical plant reignited in the afternoon. At present, rescue work is continuing, air quality monitoring is also under way, and no harmful chemicals have been detected in nearby communities.<\/p>\n\n
Fire waste water has begun to be discharged directly into the nearby Houston Ship Channel because the reservoir used to collect it is full, Shell said on Monday. The Houston Ship Channel is about 80 kilometers long and is an important waterway connecting the Gulf of Mexico to the port of Houston.<\/p>\n\n
On May 5, a fire broke out at a petrochemical plant owned by Shell in Deerpark, Texas. Nine people were hospitalized for possible exposure to the chemical, according to local media. The nine have now finished observation and left the hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On the third day of fighting a fire at a Texas petrochemical plant, waste water is being pumped directly into a nearby waterway. A fire broke out on May 5 at a Shell petrochemical plant in Deerpark, Texas. Local media reported that the accident has entered a third day, and local firefighters are still fighting. …<\/p>\n