Just over two months have passed since a fire broke out at the ITC chemical plant in Deer Park, sending a plume of black smoke over much of Houston. It’s one of the latest such fires that has ignited new calls for accountability from both Harris County officials and residents.
Harris County Moves To Crack Down On Environmental Crime
The county has tripled the number of environmental prosecutors at the District Attorney’s Office, following a series of chemical plant fires.

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The smoke plume caused by the fire photographed from ITC’s facility in Pasadena.
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