A vessel fire brought on by a shelter gas leakage shut a 1 mile area of the Houston Ship Channel over night as staffs functioned to consist of the spill and also snuff out the fire.

The Coast Guard shut the Houston Ship Channel to all web traffic for 1 mile stretch southwest of the Battleship Texas State Historic website, in between the Cargill center and also the Cemex dock.

A pilot aboard the 810-foot petroleum vessel Aframax River informed Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders around twelve o’clock at night that the vessel got on fire near the Intercontinental Terminals Company It was reported that a shelter storage tank was pierced and also ignited. The vessel was not bring any type of item when the case took place.

Some video clip from the Harris County Sheriff’s Department reveals fires and also thick black smoke rippling from location of the vessel.

Coast Guard Station Houston and also Station Galveston watercraft staffs, 2 Port of Houston Authority fire watercrafts and also Harris County Sheriff’s Office aquatic department reacted to the case.

The Houston Ship Channel was shut at 12:08 a.m., and also the Coast Guard developed a safety and security area from the Cargil center to the Cemex anchors.

The fire has actually been snuffed out and also all vessel team participants are represented without injuries reported.

A port of Houston fire watercraft and also Coast Guard detectives have actually continued to be on scene.