No injuries reported after fire at Dow Plant B in Brazoria County

BRAZORIA COUNTY, Texas – Employees at a plant in Freeport are lucky to be alive after a fire on Monday evening.

First responders were first called around 7:45 p.m. to the fire inside Dow Plant B in Brazoria County.

It’s still unclear what caused the fire within the Freeport plant, but authorities said they were able to contain the flames, so there was no impact to the community and no shelter-in-place orders.

As of 11:15 p.m., officials with Dow Texas confirmed on social media no injuries were reported and all their employees have been accounted for.

“The fire within Dow’s Plant B has been contained. All employees are accounted for, and there are no injuries. Our site leadership and emergency response team worked closely with local emergency services and community stakeholders to ensure the safety and well-being of our site and surrounding area. Thank you to our Emergency Services for their outstanding response. This is our final update.”