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By Erwin Seba<\/p>\n

HOUSTON (Reuters) – A fire burned for a third day on Sunday at Shell (LON:) Plc’s chemical plant in the Houston suburb of Deer Park, Texas, a company spokesperson said. <\/p>\n

The fire initially ignited on Friday afternoon in an explosion in an olefins unit, used to make plastics and rubber.<\/p>\n

The fire was extinguished for a few hours on Saturday morning before it reignited around 3 p.m. CDT (2000 GMT), said Shell spokesperson Curtis Smith.<\/p>\n

No injuries were reported from the fire. Nine people were evaluated and released at local hospitals on Friday for possible chemical exposure. <\/p>\n

Water is being sprayed onto the fire to keep it under control until the chemicals, which were being processed at the time of the explosion, burn away, Smith said. <\/p>\n

Water may continue to be sprayed for up to 36 hours after the fire is extinguished to keep nearby equipment cool, he said.<\/p>\n

Water runoff has exceeded the chemical plant’s wastewater capacity and is being diverted into the Houston Ship Channel, Smith said. A boom has been deployed in the channel to contain any chemicals that may be carried by the water runoff.<\/p>\n

Smith said air monitoring in neighboring communities “has not detected any harmful levels of chemicals” from the fire.<\/p>\n

Jennifer Hadayia, executive director of Air Alliance Houston, said Shell’s statements about risks to the community were self-serving. <\/p>\n

“History has shown that these early statements are for the benefit of industry public relations and not public health,” Hadayia said. <\/p>\n

Olefins units are the central units in petrochemical complexes, producing ethylene, butadiene and propylene from hydrocarbon feedstocks. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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