Chemical plant fire burns 60 miles north of Waco

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A chemical plant fire in the western part of Waxahachie is producing a satellite-visible smoke plume. The surface winds are from the south but upper level winds are from the east. This will push the plume into northwestern Ellis, northeastern Johnson, southeastern Tarrant, and southwestern Dallas counties this afternoon.Dallas / Fort Worth Forecast Office | National Weather Service
A chemical plant fire in the western part of Waxahachie is producing a satellite-visible smoke plume. The surface winds are from the south but upper level winds are from the east. This will push the plume into northwestern Ellis, northeastern Johnson, southeastern Tarrant, and southwestern Dallas counties this afternoon.
Dallas / Fort Worth Forecast Office | National Weather Service

Spokesman: Texas chemical plant workers evacuated

WAXAHACHIE, Texas (AP) — A Texas chemical plant spokesman says employees who were inside the plant when a massive fire broke out were able to evacuate.

Donald Golden tells WFAA-TV the cause of Monday’s fire at the Magnablend, Inc., plant isn’t known, but 25 to 30 employees who were inside the warehouse evacuated safely.

Bright orange flames and massive plumes of smoke can be seen at the facility in Waxahachie (wahks-uh-HA’-chee), about 30 miles south of Dallas. Authorities have evacuated a nearby elementary school.

Magnablend’s website says the company makes custom chemicals for industries ranging from oil fields to industrial cleaning. Golden says it manufactures about 200 products including some that are hazardous.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality says it is mobilizing air-monitoring equipment to gauge whether further precautions need to be taken.

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