Because of flooding from Harvey, the plant lost power — and the ability to safely store chemicals that, if not kept below a certain temperature, can explode and cause intense fires. Early ...

Officials with the flooded chemical plant outside of Houston that was rocked by a pair of Thursday explosions said they are anticipating more fires from eight other containers housing organic ...

A chemical plant just northeast of Houston is ... said Wednesday that the Crosby, Texas, facility is flooded by 6 feet of water and that both primary and backup power have failed.

CROSBY, Texas (CBS/AP) — Explosions and fires rocked a flood-crippled chemical plant near Houston early Thursday, sending up a plume of acrid, eye-irritating smoke and adding a new hazard to ...

DALLAS (KXAN/AP/NBC News) — Officials expect more chemical releases at a flooded chemical plant in a small town outside Houston and are prepared for when they happen. Earlier Thursday pops could ...

The facility had flooded, and the coolant systems for ... of a highway blockade guarded by police. But the troubled chemical plant nearby wasn’t the first thing on her mind.

You probably didn't start the week thinking that you'd be wondering about how flooding affects chemical plants, but now that Harvey has left much of the Gulf Coast reeling, it's the new reality.

As predicted, the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, exploded early on Thursday morning after the site flooded in Hurricane Harvey. Two explosions were heard around 2 a.m. local time ...

The Environmental Protection Agency is closely monitoring the Brine Plant after Sunday’s flooding. “There has been visible ground erosion resulting in uprooted trees at the Brine site,” Derek VanHorn, ...

Farther inland, hundreds more manufacturers that use and house hazardous chemicals ... September 2024 flooded industrial sites across the Southeast. A retired nuclear power plant just south ...

A massive nitric acid leak spewed orange plumes of smoke into the sky, forcing a no-fly zone and mass evacuations around an ...