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PHOTOS: Nox-Crete plant fire near downtown Omaha Monday

At around 7 p.m. on Monday, the Nox-Crete Manufacturing plant caught fire, sending a massive plume of black smoke above the skyline of downtown Omaha that was visible for miles. A shelter-in-place order followed along with evacuations and an equally massive response from emergency personnel to fight the chemical fire. 3 News Now's Libby Kamrowski documented with these photographs.

202200530 Nox Crete Factory Fire -LKamrowski-1020.jpg Robert Hearnes, age 17, takes a photo of the massive Nox Creteplant fire as his friends do the same on May 30, 2022 in Omaha, Neb.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now 202200530 Nox Crete Factory Fire -LKamrowski-1005.jpg Nox Crete FirePhoto by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now 202200530 Nox Crete Factory Fire -LKamrowski-1016.jpg An OFD firefighter hoses down the blaze from one of two ladders trained on the Nox Crete fire site in Omaha, Neb. on May 30, 2022.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now Nox Crete Chemical Fire Omaha Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth near downtown Omaha, Neb. as seen on Monday, May 30, 2022. The chemical manufacturing plant went up in flames around 7 p.m. and continual explosions of gases, plus winds from passing thunderstorms, drew a massive emergency response.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now 202200530 Nox Crete Factory Fire -LKamrowski-1018.jpg OFD firefighters look on as the Nox Crete fire burns near 20th and Center on May 30, 2022.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now Nox Crete Chemical Fire Omaha Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth near downtown Omaha, Neb. as seen on Monday, May 30, 2022. The chemical manufacturing plant went up in flames around 7 p.m. and continual explosions of gases, plus winds from passing thunderstorms, drew a massive emergency response.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now 202200530 Nox Crete Factory Fire -LKamrowski-1011.jpg OFD firefighters battle the blaze from the Nox Crete fire as it burns a massive black plume of smoke into the sky on May 31, 2022 in Omaha, Neb.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now 202200530 Nox Crete Factory Fire -LKamrowski-1029.jpg An administrative building across the street from the Nox Crete plant is seen as the factory burns in the background in downtown Omaha, Neb. on May 30, 2022.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now 202200530 Nox Crete Factory Fire -LKamrowski-1001-2.jpg The Nox Crete Fire's heat is felt across the street near 20th and Center in south Omaha on May 30, 2022.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now Nox-Crete Fire Omaha Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth are seen on Monday, May 30, 2022 near downtown Omaha, Neb.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now Nox-Crete Fire Omaha Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth are seen on Monday, May 30, 2022 near downtown Omaha, Neb.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now Nox-Crete Fire Omaha Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth are seen on Monday, May 30, 2022 near downtown Omaha, Neb.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now Nox-Crete Fire Omaha Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth are seen on Monday, May 30, 2022 near downtown Omaha, Neb.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now Nox Crete Chemical Fire Omaha Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth near downtown Omaha, Neb. as seen on Monday, May 30, 2022. The chemical manufacturing plant went up in flames around 7 p.m. and continual explosions of gases, plus winds from passing thunderstorms, drew a massive emergency response.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now 202200530 Nox Crete Factory Fire -LKamrowski-1001-3.jpg Before crossing the railroad trestle, a massive plume of smoke is all that can be seen though the flames burn just below it at the Nox Crete Fire on May 30, 2022 in Omaha, Neb.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now Nox-Crete Fire Omaha Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth are seen on Monday, May 30, 2022 near downtown Omaha, Neb.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now Nox-Crete Fire Omaha Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth are seen on Monday, May 30, 2022 near downtown Omaha, Neb.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now Nox Crete Chemical Fire Omaha Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth near downtown Omaha, Neb. as seen on Monday, May 30, 2022. The chemical manufacturing plant went up in flames around 7 p.m. and continual explosions of gases, plus winds from passing thunderstorms, drew a massive emergency response.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now Nox Crete Chemical Fire Omaha Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth near downtown Omaha, Neb. as seen on Monday, May 30, 2022. The chemical manufacturing plant went up in flames around 7 p.m. and continual explosions of gases, plus winds from passing thunderstorms, drew a massive emergency response.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now Nox Crete Chemical Fire Omaha Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth near downtown Omaha, Neb. as seen on Monday, May 30, 2022. The chemical manufacturing plant went up in flames around 7 p.m. and continual explosions of gases, plus winds from passing thunderstorms, drew a massive emergency response.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now Nox-Crete Fire Omaha Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth are seen on Monday, May 30, 2022 near downtown Omaha, Neb.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now Nox-Crete Fire Omaha Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth are seen on Monday, May 30, 2022 near downtown Omaha, Neb.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now Nox-Crete Fire Omaha Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth are seen on Monday, May 30, 2022 near downtown Omaha, Neb.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now Nox Crete Chemical Fire Omaha Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth near downtown Omaha, Neb. as seen on Monday, May 30, 2022. The chemical manufacturing plant went up in flames around 7 p.m. and continual explosions of gases, plus winds from passing thunderstorms, drew a massive emergency response.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now Nox Crete Chemical Fire Omaha Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth near downtown Omaha, Neb. as seen on Monday, May 30, 2022. The chemical manufacturing plant went up in flames around 7 p.m. and continual explosions of gases, plus winds from passing thunderstorms, drew a massive emergency response.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now Nox-Crete Fire Omaha Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth are seen on Monday, May 30, 2022 near downtown Omaha, Neb.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now Nox Crete Chemical Fire Omaha Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth near downtown Omaha, Neb. as seen on Monday, May 30, 2022. The chemical manufacturing plant went up in flames around 7 p.m. and continual explosions of gases, plus winds from passing thunderstorms, drew a massive emergency response.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now Nox-Crete Fire Omaha Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth are seen on Monday, May 30, 2022 near downtown Omaha, Neb.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now Nox Crete Chemical Fire Omaha Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth near downtown Omaha, Neb. as seen on Monday, May 30, 2022. The chemical manufacturing plant went up in flames around 7 p.m. and continual explosions of gases, plus winds from passing thunderstorms, drew a massive emergency response.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now Nox-Crete Fire Omaha Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth are seen on Monday, May 30, 2022 near downtown Omaha, Neb.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now Nox Crete Chemical Fire Omaha Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth near downtown Omaha, Neb. as seen on Monday, May 30, 2022. The chemical manufacturing plant went up in flames around 7 p.m. and continual explosions of gases, plus winds from passing thunderstorms, drew a massive emergency response.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now Nox Crete Chemical Fire Omaha Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth near downtown Omaha, Neb. as seen on Monday, May 30, 2022. The chemical manufacturing plant went up in flames around 7 p.m. and continual explosions of gases, plus winds from passing thunderstorms, drew a massive emergency response.Photo by: Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now

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Robert Hearnes, age 17, takes a photo of the massive Nox Creteplant fire as his friends do the same on May 30, 2022 in Omaha, Neb.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Nox Crete FireLibby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
An OFD firefighter hoses down the blaze from one of two ladders trained on the Nox Crete fire site in Omaha, Neb. on May 30, 2022.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth near downtown Omaha, Neb. as seen on Monday, May 30, 2022. The chemical manufacturing plant went up in flames around 7 p.m. and continual explosions of gases, plus winds from passing thunderstorms, drew a massive emergency response.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
OFD firefighters look on as the Nox Crete fire burns near 20th and Center on May 30, 2022.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth near downtown Omaha, Neb. as seen on Monday, May 30, 2022. The chemical manufacturing plant went up in flames around 7 p.m. and continual explosions of gases, plus winds from passing thunderstorms, drew a massive emergency response.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
OFD firefighters battle the blaze from the Nox Crete fire as it burns a massive black plume of smoke into the sky on May 31, 2022 in Omaha, Neb.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
An administrative building across the street from the Nox Crete plant is seen as the factory burns in the background in downtown Omaha, Neb. on May 30, 2022.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
The Nox Crete Fire's heat is felt across the street near 20th and Center in south Omaha on May 30, 2022.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth are seen on Monday, May 30, 2022 near downtown Omaha, Neb.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth are seen on Monday, May 30, 2022 near downtown Omaha, Neb.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth are seen on Monday, May 30, 2022 near downtown Omaha, Neb.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth are seen on Monday, May 30, 2022 near downtown Omaha, Neb.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth near downtown Omaha, Neb. as seen on Monday, May 30, 2022. The chemical manufacturing plant went up in flames around 7 p.m. and continual explosions of gases, plus winds from passing thunderstorms, drew a massive emergency response.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Before crossing the railroad trestle, a massive plume of smoke is all that can be seen though the flames burn just below it at the Nox Crete Fire on May 30, 2022 in Omaha, Neb.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth are seen on Monday, May 30, 2022 near downtown Omaha, Neb.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth are seen on Monday, May 30, 2022 near downtown Omaha, Neb.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth near downtown Omaha, Neb. as seen on Monday, May 30, 2022. The chemical manufacturing plant went up in flames around 7 p.m. and continual explosions of gases, plus winds from passing thunderstorms, drew a massive emergency response.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth near downtown Omaha, Neb. as seen on Monday, May 30, 2022. The chemical manufacturing plant went up in flames around 7 p.m. and continual explosions of gases, plus winds from passing thunderstorms, drew a massive emergency response.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth near downtown Omaha, Neb. as seen on Monday, May 30, 2022. The chemical manufacturing plant went up in flames around 7 p.m. and continual explosions of gases, plus winds from passing thunderstorms, drew a massive emergency response.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth are seen on Monday, May 30, 2022 near downtown Omaha, Neb.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth are seen on Monday, May 30, 2022 near downtown Omaha, Neb.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth are seen on Monday, May 30, 2022 near downtown Omaha, Neb.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth near downtown Omaha, Neb. as seen on Monday, May 30, 2022. The chemical manufacturing plant went up in flames around 7 p.m. and continual explosions of gases, plus winds from passing thunderstorms, drew a massive emergency response.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth near downtown Omaha, Neb. as seen on Monday, May 30, 2022. The chemical manufacturing plant went up in flames around 7 p.m. and continual explosions of gases, plus winds from passing thunderstorms, drew a massive emergency response.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth are seen on Monday, May 30, 2022 near downtown Omaha, Neb.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth near downtown Omaha, Neb. as seen on Monday, May 30, 2022. The chemical manufacturing plant went up in flames around 7 p.m. and continual explosions of gases, plus winds from passing thunderstorms, drew a massive emergency response.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth are seen on Monday, May 30, 2022 near downtown Omaha, Neb.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth near downtown Omaha, Neb. as seen on Monday, May 30, 2022. The chemical manufacturing plant went up in flames around 7 p.m. and continual explosions of gases, plus winds from passing thunderstorms, drew a massive emergency response.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth are seen on Monday, May 30, 2022 near downtown Omaha, Neb.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth near downtown Omaha, Neb. as seen on Monday, May 30, 2022. The chemical manufacturing plant went up in flames around 7 p.m. and continual explosions of gases, plus winds from passing thunderstorms, drew a massive emergency response.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
Scenes from the Nox-Crete Fire at 20th and Woolworth near downtown Omaha, Neb. as seen on Monday, May 30, 2022. The chemical manufacturing plant went up in flames around 7 p.m. and continual explosions of gases, plus winds from passing thunderstorms, drew a massive emergency response.Libby Kamrowski/ KMTV 3 News Now
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