Arkema SA News

Two blasts at the Arkema SA chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, about 25 miles northeast of Houston, shook the area early Thursday, sending billowing plumes of black smoke into the sky. The company warns there could be more explosions.

Crosby - The potential for an explosion and fire at a chemical plant in Crosby, Texas shut down because of flooding from Hurricane Harvey has grown. This has prompted a mandatory evacuation of all employees and anyone within a 1.5-mile radius of the plant.