CHICAGO: A fire at a chemical plant has forced the evacuation of a Texas town of 72,000 people after it released a massive plume of toxic orange smoke that could be seen for miles Thursday, officials said.
No serious injuries were reported as a result of the fire, but officials called for the mass evacuation after the smoke blanketed much of Bryan, Texas, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Houston.
Ten people were hospitalized with respiratory problems, local media reported. "The fire department has not been able to put it out for the safety of the firefighters," city spokesman Kendall Kessel told foreign news agency. "They're just letting it burn so it could take hours to completely burn out."
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