Fire chemical plant in Pasadena contained; emergency officials say cause of incident unknown

Crews are still responding to the scene of a fire that broke out at the LyondellBasell plant in Pasadena late Thursday night.

The Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office told Eyewitness News that two tanks caught fire and that no injuries were reported. The fire marshal’s office posted on social media that the facility is a chemical process unit and that everyone at the plant was accounted for.

LyondellBasell said the fire was reported at the company’s Bayport Choate site around 9 p.m…

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