Chemical Plant Blast, Fire Emit Dense Smoke
From Times Wire Reports
An explosion and fire at a chemical plant in Port Arthur produced dense clouds of smoke and forced some residents of the area to spend hours indoors with their doors and windows closed. No injuries were reported.
Roads around the Huntsman Chemical Plant were closed after the 7 a.m. explosion. At one point, flames billowed an estimated 100 feet high and black smoke poured out of one unit at the plant.
Clark T. Colvin, a spokesman for Huntsman, said all plant personnel were safely evacuated.
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