Chemical spill closes mile-long portion of Tidwell in northeast Houston for hours

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A chemical spill closed about a mile-long portion of Tidwell in northeast Houston for hours on Thursday.

The eastbound lanes of Tidwell Rd. between the Eastex Freeway and Lockwood were shut down due to a chemical spill.

According to the Houston Fire Department, it appeared to be some type of used oil product from a tanker truck. HFD responded to the report of a chemical spill in the 4100 block of Tidwell about 2:20pm Thursday.

HFD says hazardous material crews and Public Works and Engineering were on scene to assist with the clean-up, and the road is now back open.

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Tanker truck wreck closes I-10 near Winnie

  HAMSHIRE, TX -- A deputy says a tanker truck wreck in Southeast Texas has closed Interstate 10 and led to evacuations within a two-mile radius.

A spokesman for the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says the truck overturned Wednesday morning between Hamshire and Winnie. The area is about 10 miles southwest of Beaumont and about 70 miles east of Houston.

Deputy Rod Carroll had no immediate details on whether anyone has been hurt or what caused the accident.

Carroll also had no information on what the truck was hauling or any leaks, but says hazardous materials crews have been dispatched.

Carroll told KFDM-TV that drivers should use Highway 90 as an alternate route.

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Fire at welding supply shop closes Hwy 249

A fire at Technical Alloy and Industrial Gas Company in northwest Houston prompted officials to shut down Highway 249 Sunday night. Firefighters contained the blaze to inside the building.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A fire at a welding supply shop in northwest Houston shut down Highway 249 for about an hour Sunday night.

The highway reopened around 9pm.

Officials said the fire was at Technical Alloy and Industrial Gas Company on Highway 249 at Beltway 8.

We are told that employees at a nearby gas station heard a loud explosion and saw smoke, so they called 9-1-1.

Firefighters contained the blaze to inside the building. We have heard no reports of injuries.

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