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Officials had also ordered people living within 1 1/2 miles (2.4 kilometres) to leave on Tuesday.</p><p>Fire and plant officials said the substances that caught fire were organic peroxides, a family of volatile compounds used for making a variety of products, including pharmaceuticals and construction materials.</p><p><iframe width="420" height="235" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x9PbVnCVHiU"></iframe></p><p>Earlier this week, French-owned Arkema warned an explosion was imminent at the plant about 25 miles (40 kilometres) northeast of Houston, saying Harvey&rsquo;s floodwaters had knocked out power and backup generators, disabling the refrigeration needed to keep the organic peroxides stable.</p><p>On Thursday, Rich Rennard, an executive at Arkema, said the chemical compounds were transferred to refrigerated containers after power was lost. But he said those containers failed too, causing the chemicals in one unit to burn.</p><p>He said the company expected more explosions from the eight remaining containers.</p><p>The plant is along a stretch near Houston that contains one of the biggest concentrations of refineries, pipelines and chemical plants in the country. Houston is the nation&rsquo;s fourth-largest city, with a population of 2.3 million.</p><p><iframe width="420" height="235" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sFchN61DzG0"></iframe></p><p>Andrea Morrow, a spokeswoman for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, said the agency had received &ldquo;no other reports of concern&rdquo; from other chemical plants in the state.</p><p>The blaze at Arkema sent up 30- to 40-foot (9- to 12-meter) flames and black smoke, according to fire officials. 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