BACLIFF, Texas — Firefighters from multiple crews continue to fight a fire at a decommissioned power plant along Highway 146 in the Bacliff area.
According to the Texas City Fire Department, the fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. at the old PH Robinson Power Plant on Highway 146 near 29th Street and Avenue J. Fire officials said no one was supposed to be at the plant, as the site has been shut down for a while.
Texas City Fire Captain Jason Grimm said an old cooling tower at the plant caught fire and collapsed. A second tower also caught fire, followed by a third. By about 7:30 a.m., most of the structures had come down…