CROSBY, TEXAS — Blasts rocked a flooded Crosby, Texas chemical plant on Thursday. <br /> <br />According to Reuters, 15 Harris County Sheriff's deputies had to be treated in hospital after investigating the explosions. <br /> <br />The plant makes organic peroxides, a compound found in commonplace everyday household items. Some of these require refrigeration and if they aren't cooled, they can catch fire. <br /> <br />Arkema Group, the facility owner, had been expecting a fire or explosion. Flooding from Hurricane Harvey had knocked out the facility's power and this meant its cooling systems weren't refrigerating volatile substances. <br /> <br />Prior to the explosion on Thursday, the company told the Texas Tribune there wouldn't be any long term impact and that environmental damage would be minimal.
