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A fire at a chemical storage warehouse in Bryan, Texas, has prompted the evacuation of about 70,000 people, according to the town’s fire marshal. There have been no reports of major injuries, Marc McFeron said, but some people have been hospitalized for skin irritation and smoke inhalation. The fire broke out around 11:45 a.m. Central time at a fertilizer factory on the outskirts of Bryan, 100 miles northwest of Houston. McFeron said the factory, El Dorado Chemical Co., stores large amounts of ammonium nitrate, a potentially explosive chemical. Firefighters said they were relieved that there were no explosions during the blaze. “Praise the lord for that,” McFeron said. The fire sent a thick plume of smoke into the air, blanketing all of Bryan. “It almost looks like a haze throughout the whole city,” he said. McFeron said it was too dangerous for fire crews to go near the factory fire, so they planned to let it burn out. Meanwhile, he said, emergency crews would be monitoring the town’s
The city of Bryan is asking anyone who can smell smoke or see smoke to evacuate their homes and businesses. The chemical fire is still burning at …Fire crews tell us the burning chemical is ammonium nitrate and they plan to let the fire burn itself out, putting water on the fire will only make it worse …3:17pm: The city of Bryan is asking anyone who can smell smoke or see smoke to evacuate their homes and businesses. The chemical fire is still burning at … Fire crews tell us the burning chemical is ammonium nitrate and they plan to let the fire burn itself out, putting water on the fire will only make it worse … When chemical smoke from a fire that began about noon today at a plant outside Bryan forced an evacuation of the area, news began flowing quickly on Twitter … Jul 30, 2009 … Thousands of central Texas residents are being evacuated and the Texas A&M University campus is closed as a fire burns at a chemical plant … Jul 30, 2009 … Bryan chemical fire was published
A fire at a chemical storage warehouse in Bryan, Texas, has prompted the evacuation of about 70,000 people, according to the town’s fire marshal. There have been no reports of major injuries, Marc McFeron said, but some people have been hospitalized for skin irritation and smoke inhalation. The fire broke out around 11:45 a.m. Central time at a fertilizer factory on the outskirts of Bryan, 100 miles northwest of Houston. McFeron said the factory, El Dorado Chemical Co., stores large amounts of ammonium nitrate, a potentially explosive chemical. Firefighters said they were relieved that there were no explosions during the blaze. “Praise the lord for that,” McFeron said.
