ITC Fire Deer Park: 7 tanks on fire

Crews continue to battle the massive flames burning at the ITC plant in Deer Park, as several more tanks caught fire overnight, bringing the total to eight involved in the incident. The original fire started just before 11 a.m. Sunday in two tanks at the facility on Independence Parkway just north of Highway 225. ITC officials say the first tank that caught fire contains NAPHTHA. The fire then spread to a second tank containing XYLENE. Both are gasoline components. Officials said the components are in
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