Huge flames engulfed a large part of a decommissioned Texas power plant in the early hours of Sunday morning as authorities urged people to stay away from the area
09:15 ET, 16 Nov 2025Updated 09:39 ET, 16 Nov 2025
Flames engulfed the power plant
Firefighters are battling en enormous fire at a decommissioned power plant in Texas.
Terrifying footage captured huge flames engulfing the PH Robinson Power Plant on State Highway 146 in Bacliff. Fire departments from Galveston County and nearby departments from Brazoria County were called out to the huge fire in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Officials have issued a shelter-in-place order for parts of San Leon from 8th Street to Galveston Bay as a precaution. The fire chief told KHOU11 that no one was supposed to be at the plant, noting that the site has been shut down for a while.
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Fire crews received reports of the blaze at around 2:30am Sunday morning and rushed to the scene. A large part of the plant was up in flames by the time they arrived.
No injuries have been reported so far. The limited shelter in place order was issued due to smoke, but there is “nothing too hazardous, officials told KHOU11.
The blaze sent a thick plume of smoke billowing into the sky (Image: LeicestershireLive)
The Kemah Police Department have issued an “urgent” fire advisory. “There is currently an ongoing fire at the PHR Peakers plant, 5500 block of TX-146, adjacent to 29th and Ave J. There’s a huge plum of smoke trailing in a northern direction. All residents are advised to avoid the area,” the department wrote on X.
A public safety alert was also sent to mobile devices in the area, urging residents to avoid smoke conditions. Texas City firefighters say that air monitoring has shown the air quality to be safe, ABC13 reports.
A thick plume of smoke rose over Texas City as firefighters attempted to put out the blaze. Images from the scene showed smoke still coming from the building while several fire trucks worked to tackle the flames.
Officials issued a limited shelter in place order (Image: LeicestershireLive)
Officials said crews will continue working throughout the morning to bring the fire under control. Authorities are still uncertain about what caused the blaze.
The blaze in Texas comes just days after a warehouse fire in Baltimore produced a large, black plume of smoke that covered the air above the city.
Residents were also told to stay clear of the scene during the Baltimore fire, identified as a three-alarm blaze, according to the citizen app.
Less than half an hour after alerting the public of the warehouse fire, the BCFD warned of a four-alarm fire on Newgate Ave and S. Newkirk St., which is about an eight minute walk from the scene of the first fire.