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Pasadena chemical plant fire was caused by accidental tanker leak, fire marshal’s office says

Fire from a gas torch and smoke in the chemical industry, pollution and global warming

ABC 13 – Eyewitness News – Texas

Thursday, March 23, 2023 11:59AM
 

PASADENA, Texas (KTRK) — Investigators believe they’ve pinpointed the cause of an explosion and massive fire at a Pasadena plant on Wednesday — and they say it was an accident.

One person was injured in the blast around 11:45 a.m. at the INEOS Phenol plant along Highway 225 near the East Beltway.