Texas City officials said a fire reignited at at a Texas City substation owned by CenterPoint Energy, early Wednesday. Texas City Emergency Management said first responders are on the scene. CenterPoint Energy said no injuries, or power interruptions, have been reported.
The Centerpoint facility fire has reignited. First responders are on scene. No action is needed on your part.
— City of Texas City (@CityofTexasCity) May 9, 2018
“The fire has reignited this morning which could happen from time to time over the next day or so due to the extreme heat of the equipment from yesterday's fire,” said Alicia Dixon, CenterPoint spokeswoman, in an e-mailed statement to Houston Public Media. “We are working closely with the fire department. There are no customers impacted (experiencing an outage) at this time due to the fire reigniting this morning. We are still investigating cause.”
Substation fire has reignited at i at FM 517 and HWY 149. Our crews at facility with emergency personnel. No injuries, no power interruptions.
— CenterPoint Energy Alerts (@CNPalerts) May 9, 2018
A fire initially broke out at the facility late Tuesday, according to Texas City Emergency Management.
No injuries were reported and all personnel were accounted for.
Texas City Emergency Management reported that a transformer at the Centerpoint facility near FM517 & HWY146 exploded around 5:26 p.m. which started a mineral oil fire which continues to burn.
The situation is under control, on Tuesday, and HWY146 was open. No action was needed by the general public.
https://twitter.com/FedupWgov/status/987093673702776833
A transformer at the Centerpoint facility near FM517 & HWY146 exploded around 5:26pm which started a mineral oil fire which continues to burn. However, the situation is under control and HWY146 is open. All personnel… https://t.co/7h27o2vV3W
— City of Texas City (@CityofTexasCity) May 8, 2018
As a result of the transformer fire at the Centerpoint substation. Some of the facilities in the industrial complex are experiencing power outages. You may see larger than normal flares as they work to restore power…. https://t.co/pfAZ0OutPt
— City of Texas City (@CityofTexasCity) May 8, 2018
At this time we are aware of an electrical transformer fire at the Centerpoint facility near FM 517 and HWY 146. All personnel are accounted for. No Injuries. Please stay clear of the area.
— Texas City PD (@texascitypd) May 8, 2018
We confirm that the substation on fire off FM 146 is a CenterPoint Energy facility. At this time, no customers are experiencing outages. Our crews are responding. Follow @CNPalerts.
— CenterPoint Energy (@CenterPoint) May 8, 2018
At this time we are aware of an electrical transformer fire at the Centerpoint facility near FM 517 and HWY 146. All personnel are accounted for. No Injuries. Please stay clear of the area.
— City of Texas City (@CityofTexasCity) May 8, 2018
The thick smoke in our (League City) area is coming from a Centerpoint sub-station fire in Texas City. We have not received any warnings and it is not a hazmat situation. pic.twitter.com/DdgurDzPWL
— League City PD (@LeagueCityPD) May 8, 2018
Massive fire is burning at CenterPoint Energy facility in Texas City. Can be seen from Kemah. pic.twitter.com/33pYPaIOw1
— David Roby (@daveroby) May 8, 2018
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to reflect the fire reignited on Wednesday morning.