HOUSTON - An industrial plant fire continues to go up in flames in Deer Park.Preliminary reports of a type of explosion at theShell Deer Park industrial plant at 5900 SH-225 at East Beltway, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX 26 APPAn Environmental Duty Representative at Shell Deer Park shared this statement: "We are currently experiencing fire within one of our units.
The incident is being handled within the boundaries of this facility and there is no threat to the community from this incident.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause."No shelter in place has been advised at this time for the City of Deer Park, according to city officials.Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia has issued the following statement:"My office has been in touch with the Office of Emergency Management, and we have also personally spoken with the plant manager at the facility that has been burning.
In addition, the Fire Marshal and Harris County Pollution Control are on site, and we’ve been assured that the situation is under control.