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Chemical plant outage triggers large flare and smoke over east Houston

A power outage at a chemical plant in east Houston caused a large flare and visible smoke. Injuries, evacuations and the extent of emissions remain unclear.

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The incident may pose a localized air-quality and public-safety risk near the plant.

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  1. Large flare, smoke rises over east Houston after power outage at chemical plant – Houston Public Media ↗houstonpublicmedia.org · Recorded source date: Sep 14, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC
  2. Black smoke in SE Houston as plant experiences flaring following power outage ↗fox26houston.com · Recorded source date: Sep 15, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC

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