WAXAHACHIE, Texas (AP) — A fire official says a massive blaze at a plant south of Dallas is nearly contained and about 1,000 residents who had been forced to evacuate are being allowed to return to their homes.
The fire broke out before 11 a.m. Monday at a Magnablend Inc. facility in Waxahachie (wahks-uh-HA’-chee). No serious injuries were reported.
Waxahachie Fire Department spokeswoman Amy Hollywood said Monday evening the blaze was 95 percent under control in the North Texas city 30 miles south of Dallas.
Officials say the fire was sparked as workers mixed chemicals.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it has monitored air quality both on the ground and through a specially equipped airplane and has not found elevated levels of toxic chemicals.