Explosion erupts at natural gas facility in Mont Belvieu

MONT BELVIEU, Texas (KTRK) -- Firefighters contained a fire from an explosion at an energy transfer facility in Mont Belvieu, east of Houston.

According to the city's police department, the apparent "industrial incident" happened Wednesday at the Lone Star NGL facility on West Winfree.

No one was reported injured in the blast and there was no word on what may have caused it.

VIEW FROM THE SKY: Here's what the fire looked like from SkyEye 13.

Several roads had to be shut down for a time as crews responded to the fire.

The area is rich with natural gas facilities like Lone Star NGL.