Overview
- Officials say the blasts occurred around 9 a.m. Wednesday in Conroe during routine destruction of evidence for the Galveston Police Department.
- Staff reported an initial explosion followed by multiple secondary blasts near the facility’s evidence incinerator.
- A brief fire was extinguished by employees before Conroe Fire Department crews arrived and HazMat technicians decontaminated personnel and the area.
- Several employees were treated for smoke inhalation and hazardous material exposure, and one was taken to a hospital for precautionary evaluation with a full recovery expected.
- The lab and nearby buildings sustained no significant structural damage, and a post-blast investigation is underway with assistance from the Conroe Fire Marshal’s Office, ATF, and the sheriff’s office.