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TEXAS CITY, Texas (AP) — Firefighters in southeastern Texas
battled a blaze at a decommissioned power plant that sent large
plumes of smoke into the air on Sunday and local officials
warned area residents to avoid the smoke.
The fire broke out at the decommissioned plant in the Texas City
area of Galveston County around 2:30 a.m. and 50 to 60
firefighters from several departments in the area were on the
scene through the day, Texas City Emergency Management Director
Joe Tumbleson said by telephone.
By late afternoon, all five cooling towers at the plant that was
decommissioned in the 1990s had burned and collapsed, Tumbleson
said.
He said no injuries have been reported.
The fire was mostly out by late afternoon, but it was expected
to smolder through the night and perhaps into Monday, Tumbleson
said. People nearby were advised to remain indoors or leave the
area if they encounter smoky conditions, he said.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
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