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El Dorado Chemical Fire

 
Site Contact:
Nancy Jones
OSC

(jones.nancy@epa.gov)

Site Location:
6232 West Highway 21
Bryan, TX 77807
 response.epa.gov/eldofire
NRC#: 913282

The State of Texas State Operations Center (SOC) received a report of a large chemical fire at the El Dorado Chemical plant located at 6232 West State Highway 21 in Bryan, Brazos County. The building contains fertilizer, of which one is ammonium nitrate (Dangerous; strong oxidizer. Contact with other material may cause fire or explosion. Harmful if swallowed or inhaled; causes irritation to skin, eyes and respiratory tract). An incident command post has been established. A three mile radius evacuation has been enacted. EPA OSC Jones has been deployed to site. ASPECT plane deployed to gather plume data.


Overview of El Dorado Chemcial Fire (via ASPECT) Overview of El Dorado Chemical El Dorado Chemical Fire. El Dorado Chemical Fire El Dorado Chemical and surrounding properties El Dorado Chemical Fire Overview of El Dorado Chemical Fire
For additional information, visit the Pollution Report (POLREPS) section.