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Coalition calls for hearings over fires at ITC tank farm, KMCO plant

On Tuesday, the Greater Houston Coalition for Justice asked lawmakers to address safety and environmental risks to the public.

HOUSTON — A call for state and congressional hearings over the fires at the ITC tank farm and the KMCO plant.

Those blazes left many wondering if the air during and after the fires were safe.

On Tuesday, the Greater Houston Coalition for Justice asked lawmakers to address safety and environmental risks to the public.

“The public wants to know about he hidden chemicals and dangers that exist. They also want to eliminate or amend state and federal laws that maintain loopholes that stop criminal prosecution of refinery industries.”

Also on Tuesday, ITC released video showing cleanup efforts and animals picked up after the fire released back to the wild.

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