flare-offs at the Lyondell Basell facility in Channelview.

Smell across Houston ‘no cause for concern,’ HFD says

HOUSTON – Harris County Emergency Management officials tell KHOU 11 News they are investigating the burning plastic smell reported by residents across the Houston area. At about 11:30 a.m. Monday the Houston Fire Department tweeted, “@cohoustonfire is experiencing an increase in 911 calls b/c of suspicious odor. Air-quality-monitoring shows no cause for concern.” Some KHOU 11 viewers on the southeast side first reported the small around 10 a.m. By 11 a.m. the smell and an apparent […]