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Video: Fire at La Porte chemical plant

According to CAER Online, an all-clear was given at 8:41 a.m.

LA PORTE, Texas — La Porte and Deer Park residents may have noticed some smoke in the air early Sunday morning.

This was due to a fire at a chemical plant called Nouryon Battleground, located in the 700 block of Independence Parkway South.

The fire started at approximately 8 a.m. According to CAER Online, an all-clear was given at 8:41 a.m.

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Fire at La Porte chemical plant

A viewer sent KHOU 11 video of the fire. You can see flames and a large plume of smoke coming from the plant.

There were no reports of anyone getting hurt. 

The plant makes chemicals for things like rubber and plastics. 

Nouryon released the following statement Sunday:

At approximately 8:00 this morning, there was a minor fire at our La Porte, Texas manufacturing site. The fire was quickly extinguished, and there were no recorded injuries, damages or interruption to business operations. An investigation found that a reactor safety system at the site was activated and functioned as designed to contain the situation.

At Nouryon our top priority is the safety of our employees, their families and the communities in which we operate. We take pride in the fact that we are recognized as an industry leader in safety around the world.

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