Officials with the Harris County Pollution Control said they are working to find what is causing that smell. According to officials, people who are south of the Houston Ship Channel are smelling that natural gas.
The smell issue was also addressed Monday afternoon during Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner's briefing in which Houston Fire Department's Chief Sam Pena said crews had not found the source.
"We got several calls of the smell of natural gas in the Clear Lake area. I want to share with the public that it's not a gas leak," said Pena. "[HFD has] gone out there and searched, we haven't found a source. We believe it's just the odorant, that's added to the natural gas - the mercaptan. And this is a reminder, if you smell natural gas inside your homes, go outside. Do not use a phone, do not flip any switches on or off. Go outside, use your phone, and call 911 and we'll go out there and evaluate the incident."
In a 4:29 p.m. update on Twitter, the La Porte Emergency Management posted that pollution control continues working on the odor affecting the communities.
4:29 PM Update on Odor: Harris County Pollution Control continues to investigate the source of the odor affecting communities south of the Houston Ship Channel. If the City of La Porte receives additional information, we will provide an update on social media and CAER Online. https://t.co/wjBNs7BhSM
— La Porte Emergency Management (OEM) (@lpoem) March 1, 2021
In a 6:00 p.m. update, INEOS BMC shared that its company in La Porte was not the source.
"This morning our site along with several neighboring facilities experienced a mercaptan-type odor originating from an external source. We notified the City of La Porte and sent out a communication on this odor. Recently we learned that our communication was misinterpreted and some assumed the source of odor originated at our site. This courtesy message is to clarify that INEOS La Porte site was not the source," the company wrote.
La Porte OEM said it will keep residents updated on social media and CAER online.
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