Firefighters in southeastern Texas are battling a blaze at a decommissioned power plant that’s sending large plumes of smoke into the air. Local officials are warning area residents to avoid the smoke. Texas City Police say the fire broke out at the decommissioned plant in the Texas City area of Galveston County and several area fire departments were on the scene Sunday morning. They say no injuries have been reported. Kemah Police say two cooling towers and powerlines were on fire a huge plume of smoke was trailing to the north. Officials are warning people to avoid the area and take precautions to avoid being exposed to the smoke.
TEXAS CITY, Texas (AP) — Firefighters in southeastern Texas battled a blaze at a decommissioned power plant that sent large plumes of smoke into the air Sunday morning and local officials warned area residents to avoid the smoke.
The fire broke out at the decommissioned plant in the Texas City area of Galveston County and several area fire departments were on the scene, Texas City Police said in a social media post. No injuries have been reported, they said.
Two cooling towers and powerlines were on fire and a huge plume of smoke was trailing to the north, Kemah Police said in a social media post.
Officials warned people to avoid the area and take precautions to avoid being exposed to the smoke.
