The Shell Deer Park wastewater storage has reached capacity and the runoff is being released into the Houston Ship Channel with booms in place to stop contamination.
chemical plant is faced with another issue following the plant fire that happened on Friday.
The fire broke out around 3 p.m. at Shell Deer Park and burned for hours until it was extinguished late that night. On Saturday, the company said the fire had reignitedOn Sunday, it was announced the wastewater storage at Shell had reached capacity due to the firefighting waters and the firefighting runoff.Shell officials say a fire at their Deer Park chemicals facility has reignited hours after crews announced the fire had been extinguished.
According to the Deer Park Office of Emergency Management, "As a result of the large amount of water required to control the fire at Shell’s Deer Park Chemicals facility, wastewater storage capacity has been exceeded, and runoff water is being directed to the channel as part of a controlled discharge.
Containment booms are used to control the spread of oil to reduce the possibility of polluting shorelines and other resources. Officials maintain there is no danger to the nearby community and ongoing air monitoring has not detected any harmful levels of chemicals affecting neighboring communities.
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