Monday a fire broke out at the Magnablend chemical plant in Waxahachie. It took a couple of hours to navigate through traffic, residential streets and through several apartment complexes on foot just to get close to the fire.

Smoke from an industrial plant on fire in Waxahachie can be seen from the South bound State Highway 360 to East bound I-20 ramp in Arlington, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. Special/Brandon Wade Smoke from an industrial plant on fire in Waxahachie can be seen from the South bound State Highway 360 to East bound I-20 ramp in Arlington, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. Special/Brandon Wade Firefighters battle flames at the Magnablend chemical plant in Waxahachie, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. Special/Brandon Wade Firefighters battle flames at the Magnablend chemical plant in Waxahachie, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. Special/Brandon Wade Firefighters battle flames at the Magnablend chemical plant in Waxahachie, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. Special/Brandon WadeSmoke from an industrial plant on fire in Waxahachie can be seen from the South bound State Highway 360 to East bound I-20 ramp in Arlington, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. Special/Brandon WadeFirefighters battle flames at the Magnablend chemical plant in Waxahachie, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. Special/Brandon WadeState Troopers block a section of Westbound US 287 as smoke billows from the Magnablend chemical plant in Waxahachie, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. Special/Brandon WadeSmoke can be seen billowing from the Magnablend chemical plant in Waxahachie from US 287 about 1.5 miles west of I-35E, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. Special/Brandon Wade******UNCONFIRMED****** An Environmental Protection Agency plane flies through smoke billowing from the Magnablend chemical plant, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. Special/Brandon Wade ******UNCONFIRMED****** Students are released at Waxahachie 9th Grade Academy in Waxahachie, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. Students from near by Wedgeworth Elementary School were evacuated to the ninth grade school as a precaution after a fire broke out at the Magnablend chemical plant. Special/Brandon WadeSmoke billows from the Magnablend chemical plant as a crossing guard stops traffic to allow Waxahachie 9th Grade Academy students to cross the street in Waxahachie, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. Students from near by Wedgeworth Elementary School were evacuated to the ninth grade school as a precaution after a fire broke out at the chemical plant. Special/Brandon Wade