Petrochemical storage tanks adjacent to the fire that spewed a massive smoke column a mile above Houston may need to be razed, the owner said. Just hours after firefighting crews extinguished the ...

HOUSTON, March 19 (Reuters) - A raging fire at a petrochemical storage terminal in Houston has engulfed two more massive tanks after firefighting water pumps stopped working for six hours, the ...

A massive fire at a fuels storage company along the Houston Ship Channel may burn for two more days, an official said on Monday as the blaze spread a plume of black smoke across the city, shutting ...

A storage tank fire on the Houston Ship Channel on Sunday has spread to seven petrochemical storage tanks, forcing residents in the suburb of Deer Park, Texas, to stay indoors on Monday, but no ...

HOUSTON (AP) - The Latest on a fire that had been burning at a Texas petrochemical storage facility (all times local): 10 p.m. Two more Houston-area school districts near a burning petrochemical ...

Two digitally rendered photographic murals depicting the Battle of San Jacinto be unveiled on two Shell oil storage tanks at 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 24. Named EpicArt, a companion set of historic ...

A large fire that broke out Sunday morning at a petrochemical storage facility near Houston continued to spread Monday morning. The fire at the Intercontinental Terminals Co. facility in Deer Park ...

Officials say a fire that was extinguished after burning for days at a Houston-area petrochemicals storage facility briefly flared up. The blaze in Deer Park had been extinguished at 3 a.m. Wednesday.

Petrochemical storage tanks often have floating roofs that sit right above the product, and the unusually heavy rainfall caused tank roofs to sink, partially submerge, or float and release their ...

Two Texas lawmakers have filed bills this year that would strengthen the safety record of petrochemical storage tanks if their measures are passed in the next legislative session, Shelley said.

As of Friday afternoon, the fire at a tank farm operated by the Intercontinental Terminals Co. in the city of Deer Park, just east of Houston, appeared to be contained, according to local reports.