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‘Avoid This Area,' 4-Alarm Fire at Southlake Chemical Facility Now Under Control

Cause of fire at Southlake chemical blending facility has not been confirmed

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After urging people to stay clear of the area at all costs, police say a large 4-alarm fire at a chemical mixing facility in Southlake is under control Wednesday afternoon.

Police tweeted Wednesday afternoon that a large fire had broken out along the 4000 block of T.W. King Road at about 1:23 p.m., not far from the intersection of White Chapel and Bob Jones Road and along the eastern Trophy Club city limits.

Officials confirmed about 60 firefighters battled the fire at DalDen Corporation, a bottle filling and chemical blending facility, for about 90 minutes before the blaze was contained.

As Texas Sky Ranger arrived overhead thick, black smoke was seen rising from one of the buildings. The fire later appeared to have spread to a second building.

It's not clear what started the fire or what was being stored in the buildings.

Southlake DPS ordered several roads around the facility closed to traffic and warned those near the fire to stay away "at all costs."

Seeing the thick black smoke was concerning for neighbors.

"Obviously it was concerning for everyone in the area," said Jared King who lives close to the fire. "You go outside and see this big cloud of smoke. A lot of residential areas and houses in the area and you've got this obscure chemical plant that no one really knows what basically what they do. At least I don't."

Southlake Police say a large fire has forced the closure of several roads on the city’s northwest side and they’re urging people to stay clear of the area at all costs.

The facility is adjacent to neighborhoods on the west and south, and though none appeared to be immediately threatened by the fire some areas were evacuated. Southlake DPS said a shelter was opened at 100 W. Dove for anyone asked to leave their home. By about 6:30 p.m., residents who evacuated were being allowed back into their homes, Southlake police tweeted.

The Northeast Fire Department Association (NEFDA) hazmat team is at the facility and crews are working with environmentalists to control runoff.

Two schools, The Clariden School and Walnut Grove Elementary School, were locked down as a precaution while firefighters put out the fire.

Southlake DPS said they were assisted in fighting the fire by fire departments in Grapevine, North Richland Hills, Trophy Club, Westlake, Colleyville, Fort Worth, Bedford, Euless, and Hurst.

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