(11 Oct 2011) HEADLINE Raw Video: Massive fire at Texas chemical plant
CAPTION: A fire at a chemical plant near Dallas shot huge plumes of smoke and flames into the sky Monday. No deaths or injuries were reported, but the fire forced many nearby residents and schoolchildren to evacuate. (Oct. 3)
STORYLINE:
WAXAHACHIE, Texas (AP) _ A fire official says a massive blaze at a plant south of Dallas is nearly contained and about 1,000 residents who had been forced to evacuate are being allowed to return to their homes.
The fire broke out before 11 a.m. Monday at a Magnablend Inc. facility in Waxahachie (wahks-uh-HA'-chee). No serious injuries were reported.
Waxahachie Fire Department spokeswoman Amy Hollywood said Monday evening the blaze was 95 percent under control in the North Texas city 30 miles south of Dallas.
Officials say the fire was sparked as workers mixed chemicals.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it has monitored air quality both on the ground and through a specially equipped airplane and has not found elevated levels of toxic chemicals.
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