 A fire at a rural chemical distribution plant northeast of Houston was contained by 1 p.m. Central Daylight Time. A county emergency services official said on November 8.County officials told residents within 1 mile of sound resource solutions located 61 miles northeast of Houston to shelter in homes and businesses as crews sprayed foam to extinguish burning chemicals contained in trucks and buildings in a rural area near Shepherd, Texas, schools north of the fire kept students inside during the morning because of the large black column of smoke that rose from the blaze. The shelter-in-place zone was originally five miles, but was later reduced in size. The fire began following an accident involving a forklift, said Jeff Harfield, owner of Sound Resource Solutions. The forklift operator was being treated at Houston Hospital for burns, Harfield said. The officials said about 19 people were working at the facility when the fire began shortly after 8 a.m.