Important Takeaways:

• Chemical plant EXPLODES in Texas: One person is seriously injured and shelter-in-place is ordered for residents in one mile radius
• A chemical plant exploded in a huge fireball in Texas around 8.17am, sending a giant cloud of black smoke into the sky and triggering evacuations.
• A shelter in place has been issued to residents within a one-mile radius of Wednesday’s explosion in Shepherd, Texas.
• According to FOX 26 one person has been injured and taken to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center with first-degree burns to the face, along with second and third-degree burns to the arms.
• An employee from the plant told ABC 13 that the person who was injured might’ve been hurt initially by a forklift. The accident might have caused the explosion, but it is not clear.
• Responders have reported that a plume of smoke is headed towards the Livingston area. Polk County Emergency Management recommends that residents near US Highway 59 from Goodrich to Leggett shelter in place.
• The effects of the chemicals in the air are unknown at this time but the wind is suspected to be carrying the odor and smoke from the fire into the air.
• Responders have reported that a plume of smoke is headed towards the Livingston area. Polk County Emergency Management recommends that residents near US Highway 59 from Goodrich to Leggett shelter in place.
• The effects of the chemicals in the air are unknown at this time but the wind is suspected to be carrying the odor and smoke from the fire into the air.
• First responders have not put any water on the fire yet as it is unknown exactly what kind of chemicals might be involved in the blast. They plan to start fighting the fire soon.

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