Black Smoke Seen Across Houston Tied to Power Outage at Plant

Power outage at Pasadena chemical plant causes black smoke, 'unusual flaring'

Unusual flaring and black smoke were reported Monday afternoon at the TPC Group Houston Operations facility in Pasadena following a power outage, according to the City of Pasadena.

Large flare, smoke rises over east Houston after power outage at chemical plant

A representative said the company was "conducting air monitoring in and around the site to help ensure the protection of our people, the community, and the environment."

Power outage at chemical plant facility in SE Houston causes flaring, black smoke, company says

A flare with heavy black smoke was spotted in southeast Houston due to a power outage at the chemical plant in the TPC Group Houston Operations facility on Monday afternoon, according to the company.

Black smoke seen across Houston tied to power outage at plant

Black smoke seen across Houston Monday came from TPC Group's Park Place Blvd. facility after a power outage triggered flaring. Company says no expected impact to employees or neighbors.