BREAKING NOW: Massive Explosion & Chemical Fire At Garland (Dallas) Industrial Plant!!!

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GARLAND, TX -- A fire has erupted at a chemical plant in a suburban Dallas industrial district, sending flames roiling about 50 feet into the air and a black column of smoke drifting high into the sky.

The fire erupted about 3:30 p.m. Friday at an Ashland Chemical plant in Garland.

There was no immediate word of injuries, but a quarter-mile radius around the plant has been evacuated. Meanwhile, the smoke column was drifting toward north Dallas borne by light winds.

Fire Capt. Merrill Balanciere says he doesn't know yet what caused the fire. He adds that firefighters were delayed in approaching the fire because of the close proximity of chemical storage tanks.

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Good catch on this crazy news day!

Glad the winds are heading into N.Dallas

It has been crazy indeed!!! WOW, just wow. That's a little close to home now!!!

Everything happened today. Nothing will happen for the rest of time. Doom nut.

Thanks!

A few storage tanks, much taller than the building and located just beside it, were steaming from their tops but it was not immediately clear what they contained. Firefighters were cooling the tanks by spraying them with water.

Firefighters are also tasked with identifying what
kind of material is burning in order to battle the blaze.

Garland Fire Department Capt. Merrill Balanciere said there were no immediate reports of injuries or deaths.

Police have cordoned off the area and Garland police representative Joe Harn said an evacuation was ordered for a quarter-mile perimeter around the plant.

Dallas County health officials are also at the scene.

A Sky 4 helicopter crew reported hearing a large explosion that led
them to the scene. Several FOX 4 viewers also said they heard a booming
sound.

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Doesn't look too serious....

Still a lot of shit going on today.

That's what I am starting to wonder.... What a day!

A very wild ass day.

Someone commented on another thread about all the explosions recently.
Help me here. There was an explosion in Loisiana recently, then one in Russian at a munitions depot, then Indiana, the oil rig explosion today, this one in Garland, and there was another massive fire in the same area at a chemical plant a couple of months ago...

sounds fishy.

Round up the usual Mohammads.

Damn you'd think those toxic places would have it all mapped out in case of emergency, what chemicals are where ... this sucks and I pray for those firefighters.

Oh wow.I live 20 miles west of Garland and saw the plume of smoke when driving around this afternoon...I had no idea what it was until now.

I live in garland tx

crustal displacement?

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GARLAND — All workers are accounted for and safe after a chemical plant near Dallas erupted in flames.

The fire started at the Nexeo Solutions plant in Garland about 3:30 p.m. Friday.

Nexeo spokeswoman Christina Reynolds says all 41 workers who were at the plant then are safe. Nexeo is based in The Woodlands.

Fire Capt. Merrill Balanciere says it's still unclear what caused the fire, but the flames were fueled by highly flammable toluene and methanol.

Balanaciere said firefighters are pouring water onto storage tanks situated yards from the flames to keep them from igniting.

Evacuations have been ordered within a quarter-mile of the plant.