{"id":202603,"date":"2026-03-13T06:49:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T06:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/202603\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T06:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T06:49:08","slug":"emergency-crews-pollution-control-respond-to-fire-at-pasadena-chemical-plant-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/202603\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency crews, pollution control respond to fire at Pasadena chemical plant \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/?attachment_id=546023\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-546023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PasadenaLBFireHCFMO.jpg\" alt=\"Harris County Fire Marshal's Office Pasadena LyondellBasell Plant\" width=\"732\" height=\"796\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Harris County Fire Marshal&#8217;s Office via Facebook<\/p>\n<p>Crew members with the Harris County Fire Marshal\u2019s Office look at a computer screen as a fire at a LyondellBasell chemical plant in Pasadena burns in the background on March 12, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>A fire erupted Thursday night at a LyondellBasell chemical plant southeast of Houston, prompting a response from local emergency crews as well as Harris County Pollution Control.<\/p>\n<p>No injuries were immediately reported, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hcfmo\" rel=\"nofollow\">Harris County Fire Marshal\u2019s Office<\/a>, which dispatched its hazmat team and said shortly after 11 p.m. there was \u201cno action needed from the community at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fire departments from La Porte and Pasadena also responded to the fire at 10801 Choate Rd. in Pasadena.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/hellohouston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hello, Houston!<\/a> daily newsletter to get local reports like this delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHarris County Pollution Control is conducting air monitoring in the area surrounding the facility,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lpoem\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">La Porte Office of Emergency Management<\/a> wrote on its Facebook page at about 11:20 p.m. Thursday. \u201cNo actionable readings have been detected at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.incident-reporter.net\/e-NotifyCaerFeed\/CaerMessageLive.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">alert message<\/a> posted through the East Harris County Manufacturers Association said there was an \u201coperational upset\u201d at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyondellbasell.com\/en\/locations\/north-america\/united-states\/bayport-choate-site\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LyondellBasell plant<\/a>, which produces chemicals used for products such as paint, auto parts, gasoline components and antifreeze.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring this time, the community may hear emergency sirens or rumbling noises and see emergency vehicles responding, as well as bright flames or smoke,\u201d stated an alert message posted late Thursday night. <\/p>\n<p>A subsequent alert message, posted after midnight, said the fire started at about 9 p.m. and that all plant personnel were \u201csafe and accounted for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe safety of our employees and our neighbors remains priority as response efforts continue,\u201d the message also stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Harris County Fire Marshal&#8217;s Office via Facebook Crew members with the Harris County Fire Marshal\u2019s Office look 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