Ineos reports fire at La Porte PE plant

OREANDA-NEWS. February 20, 2015. Ineos reported a fire at its 850,000 t/yr high density polyethylene plant at its Battleground complex in La Porte, Texas, according to a filing with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

The incident began at 9:55 a.m. on Tuesday, after workers who were in the process of performing demolition work on a process vessel ignited some material, according to the filing. Emergency crews responded, and the fire was under control by 10:50 a.m.