Authorities in Deer Park, 22 miles east of Houston, are looking into an unknown odor in the area that caused two people to be hospitalized after feeling ill.
According to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, initial reports of an unknown odor at Lubrizol Corporation, a chemical plant on Tidal Road near Hwy 225 and the Pasadena Freeway.
The sheriff said the odor was “causing some to experience headaches and nausea.”
Further investigation from emergency officials with Deer Park revealed there did not seem to be a threat to residents in the area.
At last check, deputies are trying to identify the source.
More on this developing story at KPRC.
