UPDATE
Bartlett city officials continue to urge people to avoid the area around a fertilizer plant south of town.
The city says air quality readings from the large blaze show there is no threat to the community.
Crews are also working to monitor the plant fire and "recovery efforts to mitigate environmental impact."
UPDATE
Fire officials say the fertilizer plant blaze started as a chemical fire, and crews won't use water on the fire until Monday morning to fully extinguish the flames.
Bartlett officials said in a social media post that the fire at American Plant Food Corporation "is contained and controlled" but will still burn overnight.
They urge those traveling on Highway 95 to seek alternative routes tomorrow morning as the shutdown will remain in place.
Officials also thank the public for donations brought to city hall and the response of neighboring cities and volunteer fire departments.
ORIGINAL STORY
BARTLETT, Texas – Authorities say they have no plans at this time evacuate people living by a fertilizer plant near Bartlett, despite reports the facility is fully engulfed in flames.
"No action is needed by the residents of Bartlett at this time," officials with the Bartlett city government said late Sunday in a social media post. "Nor will we expect there to be one like an evacuation."
Multiple agencies are on scene at the American Plant Food Corporation south of town, and officials say that there is a chemical spill at the facility being worked by hazmat crews.
City officials ask people in Bartlett to avoid the area while fire crews work the blaze. The city says firefighters will work to contain the fire for as long as it takes.
Highway 95 has been shutdown due to the fire.
"The fire is not expected to spread, nor there to be a catastrophic explosions from the chemicals," officials said.
Bartlett ISD administrators say they have opened up gym and restrooms to residents within a quarter mile of the fertilizer plant. Morning practices for junior and senior high school athletics have been canceled for Monday.
The district says it is working closely with city officials to monitor the situation.
This is a developing story, and 25 News will update accordingly.
