SkyEye13 overhead after HCFMO reports hazmat incident at South Houston industrial facility
SOUTH HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A large amount of liquid asphalt appeared to be spilled on the ground around a large tank at an industrial facility in South Houston, SkyEye13 images showed.
The Harris County Fire Marshal's Office said it was responding to an incident at the 300 block of Christy Place on Wednesday afternoon.
HCFMO officials added that the South Houston Fire Department was the lead agency responding to the incident, while the Houston Fire Department's Hazmat and Rescue unit was also at the scene.
Martin Midstream Partners LP CFO Sharon Taylor said the company was aware of the incident at the asphalt terminal and that it was working to "review the circumstances surrounding the incident." Taylor did not say whether or not someone was injured or killed.
Initial information from HCFMO stated that a person was possibly killed in the incident, but officials have yet to confirm that detail.
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