Houston Public MediaHazmat crews are responding to an industrial site in Deer Park following reports of an unknown odor on Tuesday morning.
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Towering flares at the Shell Deer Park chemical plant triggered by third-party steam reliability issues could last for several days, according to the company.
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Flaring caused by steam reliability issues at Shell chemical plant in Deer Park could last days, officials said
Chemical plant flaring protects industrial sites and adjacent communities by burning waste gas in a controlled manner, according to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, which categorizes circumstances of flaring as routine or nonroutine.
Flaring at a Shell chemical plant in Deer Park that started after a power outage around 3:45 p.m. Thursday was still going on Monday morning, and could last days longer, according to the Deer Park Office of Emergency Management.
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Deer Park Shell chemical plant flaring that started Thursday still active, could last days longer
Flaring during an emergency is normally a good sign that emergency systems are working as they should, and burning materials that would otherwise be released into the community, but flaring incidents still have physical and mental impacts on nearby communities, County Judge Lina Hidalgo said.