Huge Fire at Waxahachie Chemical Plant

Updated: Monday, 03 Oct 2011, 12:06 PM CDT

Published : Monday, 03 Oct 2011, 12:00 PM CDT

By Alice Wolke | MYFOXDFW.COM

WAXAHACHIE, Texas - A massive fire broke out at a chemical plant in Waxahachie late Monday morning, sending huge plumes of black smoke and explosions billowing into the air.

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The Magnablend facility at 1601 US Hwy 287 was fully engulfed in huge fireballs of flame by 11 a.m. It's not clear what started the fire.

Waxahachie ISD is keeping all students inside. Wedgeworth Elementary School is the closest; parents are being allowed to pick up their children at this time.

Navarro College's Waxahachie campus has been evacuated and all classes are cancelled for the rest of the day. The school has some 2500 students, according to school president Dr. Richard Sanchez.

So far, no injuries have been reported. Stay with FOX 4 News and myfoxdfw.com for the latest on this fire. 



Read more on myFOXdfw.com: http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/100311-Huge-Fire-at-Waxahachie-Che...

 

(In a further note... CNBC just announced that trading had been halted in shares of Magnablend.  jf)

Tags: "chemical, Fire, Texas, Waxahachie, chemical, plant

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Permalink Reply by Bill R on October 3, 2011 at 7:36

I've been watching this on our local news stations here in Portland, Oregon... sounds really bad from what we are hearing. Do the stations out there have any better updates on the cause or possible control of the fires?

 

Permalink Reply by jffree1 on October 3, 2011 at 9:18

I don't think anyone has said (or know?) what caused the fire.  I've seen reports that say there were multiple explosions but nothing about that since this morning.  No injuries have been reported and schools were evacuated as well as an apartment building.

The big concern now is chemical release and/or burning chemicals.  CNN reported that EPA was already sampling for anhydrous ammonia. 

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