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Massive fire at Houston petrochemical storage terminal may last two more days
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/18/reuters-america-update-5-massive-fire-at-houston-petrochemical-storage-terminal-may-last-two-more-days.html<snip>
HOUSTON, March 18 (Reuters) - A massive fire at a fuels storage company along the Houston Ship Channel may burn for two more days, an official said on Monday as the blaze spread a plume of black smoke across the city, shutting schools in two nearby communities.
The fire began Sunday morning in a giant storage tank containing naphtha, a volatile substance used to create octane-boosting components of gasoline.
No injuries were reported from the fire but nearby residents were encouraged to remain indoors. The entire city of Deer Park, Texas, a Houston suburb, was told to shelter in doors all day Sunday. The order was lifted Monday.
"It's going to be probably two days," said Ray Russell, communications officer for Channel Industries Mutual Aid, which coordinates firefighting departments from ship channel plants.
"It's going to have to burn out at the tank," Russell told reporters at a mid-morning news conference.