Smoke rose over Texas City Sunday night as firefighters worked to extinguish a major fire at a decommissioned power plant, according to officials. On Sunday evening, officials told ABC13 that the fire was 100% contained. However, they said it will smolder for quite some time, and people can expect to see smoke for the next 12 hours or so.
The fire burned at the PHR Peakers plant on the 5500 block of Highway 146, just inside the Texas City limits, according to Kemah police. The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office said the incident was first reported around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday.
Photos from the scene showed the building still smoking while several fire engines worked to control the flames. Officials said that the Texas City, San Leon, Pearland, League City, La Marque, Alvin, Webster, Santa Fe, and other nearby Galveston County fire departments collaborated to put out the fire throughout the morning.
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