A fresh blaze broke out at a chemical plant in Texas that was flooded as a result of Hurricane Harvey today. It sent a giant plume of thick black smoke billowing into the sky. Officials at the Arkema plant in Crosby, northeast of Houston, had left volatile chemicals in nine truck-sized containers after the storm cut power used to cool the organic peroxides. Organic peroxides are used to make plastics and other materials.<br/><br/>The first of the nine containers caught fire and burned for nine hours overnight Wednesday into Thursday. It forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents within 2.4 kilometers of the plant.
News On AIR | September 2, 2017 12:14 PM
Fresh blaze breaks out at Texas chemical plant flooded by Harvey