HOUSTON - Chemicals leaked into a waterway near Spring Branch Elementary from a 4-alarm fire at a warehouse Thursday afternoon.
The Houston Fire Department said the chemical was a harmless additive from the warehouse and got into the water during the fire.
The white and red substance caused concern among locals.
@KHOU This is part of the bayou system that runs by Spring Branch Elementary #Fire pic.twitter.com/SuyYT9K09p
— Matthew Harkrider (@MHark) May 5, 2016
Crews planned to have the water clean within a few hours. Arson investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire.
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