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>> FIRST AT 6:00, THAT MASSIVE
FIRE AT ITC IN DEER PARK IS
RAGING.
RAGING.
RAGING. THE BEST VIEW COMING FROM AIR
11 LIVE OVER THE SCENE.
WE KNOW TWO NEW TANKS CAUGHT
FIRE OVERNIGHT.
FIRE OVERNIGHT. THERE ARE EIGHT OF THEM
BURNING.
BURNING.
BURNING. >> WE ARE EXPECTING AN UPDATE
FROM ITC AROUND 10:00 THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. WE KNOW SCHOOL WILL BE BACK IN
SESSION FOR STUDENTS AT DEER
PARK AND LA PORTE ISD.
>> WE WILL GET TEAM COVERAGE IN
A MOMENT.
A MOMENT.
A MOMENT. >>> FIRST CHITA CRAFT KICKS OFF
THE RUSH.
THE RUSH.
THE RUSH. >> LET ME TELL YOU WHAT A
BEAUTIFUL DAY IT WILL BE FOR
YOUR TUESDAY.
YOUR TUESDAY. WE ARE TRACKING 40s AND 50s
THIS MORNING UNDER PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES.
CLOUDY SKIES. THESE CLOUDS, THEY ARE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO BREAK.
SO, IT'S ALL ABOUT LOTS OF THAT
SUNSHINE IN THE FORECAST LATER
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. 68
TODAY. 68 FOR YOUR LUNCHTIME HOUR.
HIGH TEMPERATURES 72.
I'M EXPECTING A CLOUDLESS
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. BACK TO THE WINDS, AN EAST-
NORTHEAST WIND THIS MORNING.
WINDS WILL CHANGE BY THE
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. I WILL HAVE THE HOUR BY HOUR
WIND FORECAST IN A COUPLE OF
MINUTES.
MINUTES.
MINUTES. >>> WE MADE IT TO 6:01 WITHOUT
A SINGLE ACCIDENT.
AND ONE JUST DETECTED INBOUND
ON THE TRAVELS 290 TO THE
NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE LOOP.
WE DON'T HAVE A HOUSTON
TranStar CAMERA WORKING IN THAT
AREA BECAUSE OF THE
CONSTRUCTION.
CONSTRUCTION. THERMAL FUNCTIONING AT THIS
POINT.
POINT.
POINT. TWO CARS ARE INVOLVED.
IT APPEARS TO BE MINOR BUT IT
IS STICKING OUT IN THAT RIGHT
LANE.
LANE.
LANE. A
LANE. A STALL WILL IMPEDE THE DRIVE
NORTHBOUND ON 59-69 BY THE
TOLLWAY AND SAFELY ESCORTED OFF
THE SHOULDER AT THIS POINT.
>>> LET'S GET TO THE TOP STORY.
THE CHEMICAL STORAGE FACILITY
BURNING IN DEER PARK AND LA
PORTE.
PORTE.
PORTE. TWO OF THOSE TANKS CAUGHT FIRE.
>> JANELLE FORD IS LIVE OUTSIDE
OF ITC WITH AN UPDATE.
>> Reporter: OVERNIGHT THAT
FIRE SPREAD AND INTENSIFIED.
THE NUMBER OF TANKS BURNING IS
UP TO EIGHT.
TWO ARE EMPTY.
ITC SAYS THAT THIS WAS CAUSED
BY A TEMPORARY REDUCTION TO
WATER PRESSURE.
WATER PRESSURE. NOW, TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE
FLAMES.
FLAMES.
FLAMES. THE SMOKE AND THE FIRE HAVE
BEEN RAGING THROUGHOUT THE
MORNING AS WE ENTER DAY THREE
OF THIS FIRE.
WE ARE EXPECTING ANOTHER UPDATE
FROM ITC AT 10:00 THIS MORNING.
OFFICIALS SAY FIREFIGHTERS ARE
IN A DEFENSIVE MODE USING FOAM
TO PREVENT THE FIRE FROM
SPREADING.
SPREADING. YOU ARE TAKING A LOOK FROM OVER
HEAD AT THE AIR 11 CHOPPER.
THEY KEEP REIT TEAR RATING THAT
THE RISK OF AN EXPLOSION IS
MINIMAL.
MINIMAL.
MINIMAL. THE COMPANY SAID IT COULD TAKE
TWO DAYS BUT IT MAY TAKE LONGER
WITH THE SET BACK.
THERE ARE THE THREE CHEMICALS
BURNING, NAPHTHA, XYLENE AND
TOLUENE.
TOLUENE.
TOLUENE. THEY ARE ALL VERY TOXIC.
SO MANY OF YOU QUESTIONED THE
RISK THESE CHEMICALS POSE TO
THE COMMUNITY AS SCHOOLS REOPEN
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. DEER PARK ISD AND LA PORTE ISD
BOTH HEADING BACK TO CLASS
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. MICHELLE CHOI HAS MORE ON WHAT
IS BEING DONE ABOUT AIR QUALITY
CONTROL.
CONTROL.
CONTROL. HEY, MICHELLE.
HEY, MICHELLE. >> Reporter: HEY, JANEL.
ASH IS FALLING FROM THIS HUGE
PLUME OF SMOKE ON PEOPLE'S
CARS, LAWNS AND AROUND DEER
PARK.
PARK.
PARK. LATER THIS MORNING THERE WILL
BE AN INDEPENDENT AIR QUALITY
MONITORING GROUP ON THE GROUND.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WILL
BE SEEING.
BE SEEING. BLACK ASH FALLING FROM THAT BIG
DARK CLOUD.
DARK CLOUD. SOME FOLKS SAY THEY CAN SMELL
THE FUMES AND DESPITE AIR
QUALITY OFFICIALS SAY IT'S
GOOD, THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS
THAT PEOPLE ARE WORRIED THEY
ARE BREATHING SOMETHING THAT
THEY CAN'T SEE.
>> IS IT REALLY SAFE.
I KNOW SMOKE RISES AND IT'S
GOING A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
BUT OBVIOUSLY THINGS LIKE THE
ASH AND ALL THAT IS JUST
FLOATING WHEREVER.
FLOATING WHEREVER. >> Reporter: WE REACHED OUT TO
ITC TO SEE IF TOUCHING OR
PICKING UP THE ASH IS A HEALTH
CONCERN.
CONCERN.
CONCERN. WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR BACK
FROM THEM.
FROM THEM. HARRIS COUNTY HAS A WEB SITE TO
MONITOR THE AIR QUALITY.
THAT IS ON OUR WEB SITE,
KHOU.COM.
KHOU.COM.
KHOU.COM. >>> WE ARE TRACKING THE WINDS.
WINDS ARE DRIVING WHERE THE
SMOKE GOES.
SMOKE GOES. WE WERE TRACKING THE WINDS
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THEM CLOSELY TODAY.
AN EAST-NORTHEAST WIND.
BY THE AFTERNOON, I EXPECT AN
EAST-SOUTHEAST WIND.
EAST-SOUTHEAST WIND. AGAIN, WHAT THAT MEANS FOR YOU,
IT WILL CARRY MORE OF THAT
TOWARD THE WEST, MAYBE
NORTHWEST.
NORTHWEST. SO, THAT WILL BE THIS
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. WE MAY START TO SEE THAT SMOKE
PLUME SHIFT DIRECTIONS SLIGHTLY
THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY.
THE GOOD NEWS IS, DOG, AFTER
8:00 A.M.
8:00 A.M.
8:00 A.M. THIS MORNING, AIR QUALITY IS
EXPECTED TO IMPROVE.
MORE ON THAT.
OVER TO YOU.
>> IT'S INTERESTING.
WE HAVE INTENSE FLAMES WHICH IS
INCREDIBLE THIS MORNING.
SOME OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE ARE
FROM A DISTANCE.
THAT PLUME OF SMOKE -- THIS IS
THE FIRE.
THE FIRE.
THE FIRE. IT STRETCHES AND STRETCHES FOR
MILES.
MILES.
MILES. THIS IS DOWNTOWN.
THIS PHOTO TAKEN BY ONE OF OUR
PRODUCERS, MOLLIE, LANDING AT A
FLIGHT YESTERDAY.
FLIGHT YESTERDAY. WE ASKED ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE AND
SMELL LIKE IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD.
NEIGHBORHOOD. JENNIFER SAID THIS IS UNDERWOOD
ROAD.
ROAD.
ROAD. SHE
ROAD. SHE WAS SHORT OF BREATH
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. JAMES WRITES FROM THE FRED
HARTMAN BRIDGE.
HARTMAN BRIDGE. LOOK AT THE SMOKE.
THIS IS PASADENA, 1:00 P.M.
SUNDAY AFTER THE FIRE WAS
REPORTED FROM COREY.
LOOK AT IT 24 HOURS LATER,
YESTERDAY AT 1:00 P.M.
WE WANT TO CONTINUETO SEE YOUR
PHOTOS, USE THE #HTOWNRUSH.
>> WE WILL STAY ON TOP OF THIS
STORY ALL DAY LONG ON TV AND
ONLINE.
ONLINE.
ONLINE. YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE KHOU 11
NEWS APP AND WE WILL SEND YOU A
PUSH ALERT WHEN THERE IS MORE
INFORMATION.
INFORMATION. WE WILL LOOK INTO HOW YOU CAN
FIND OUT IF THERE IS A CHEMICAL
STORAGE FACILITY NEAR YOUR
HOSE.
HOSE.
HOSE. >>>
HOSE. >>> THE RUSH BLOCK CONTINUES
WITH THE OTHER BIG STORIES.
THE LATEST ON THE DEADLY
ATTACKS ON TWO MOSQUES IN NEW
ZEALAND.
ZEALAND.
ZEALAND. >> THE GUNMAN ACCUSED OF
KILLING 50 WORSHIPPERS
DISMISSED HIS LAWYER AND PLANS
TO REPRESENT HIMSELF.
THE PRIME MINISTER BELIEVES HE
WANTS NOTORIETY FOR HIS WHITE
NATIONALIST VIEWS.
NATIONALIST VIEWS. >> THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE
CAN DENY HIM.
>> VICTIMS OF A WEEKEND OF
DEADLY WRONG-WAY CRASHES ARE
BEING REMEMBERED.
BEING REMEMBERED. TWO PEOPLE KILLED ON THEIR WAY
HOME FROM THE RODEO.
SIX PEOPLE DIED IN THREE
SEPARATE CRASHES OVER THE
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. INTOXICATION WAS BELIEVED TO BE
THE ROOT CAUSE IN EVERY CASE.
>>> NEW QUESTIONS OF HOW THE
BOEING 737 MAX 8 WAS DEEMED
SAFE TO FLY.
INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING INTO
WHETHER THE FAA AND BOEING
MISSED A FLAW WITH THE SENSOR
THAT CAUSED A DEADLY LION AIR
CRASH LAST YEAR.
THE FAA IS EXPECTED TO APPROVE
A FIX BY MONDAY.
>>> PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL BETO
O'ROURKE RAISING BIG MONEY.
HE BROUGHT IN $6.1 MILLION ON
JUST THE FIRST DAY OF HIS
CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN. THAT IS MORE THAN ANY OTHER
2020 DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE.
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