Cleanup continues at ITC site as Ship Channel nears re-opening

Crews continue to remove chemicals from several fire-damaged storage tanks at the Intercontinental Terminals Co.’s Deer Park site Monday as the U.S. Coast Guard hopes to soon re-open the Houston Ship Channel.
Eight days after a fire began at the Deer Park facility and damaged 11 80,000-gallon tanks filled with flammable petroleum products, ITC Incident Commander Brent Weber said crews had drained five tanks completely and were working to empty another three.
Two tanks that had contained py