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DALLAS COUNTY, (CBSNewsTexas.com) - Officials are working to build a dam in Sunnyvale after contaminants from the Sherwin-Williams fire entered a water treatment source.

On Tuesday, Sherwin-Williams said foam retardant from its fire suppression system entered the sewers and surrounding creeks.

The City of Garland Health Department notified Sunnyvale that contaminants were found in Duck Creek, which flows into Sunnyvale.

According to GHD, the contamination will kill fish in the affected area, but there is no immediate danger to the public.

"While some dead fish have been observed in the impacted creeks, no major impacts to public health have been identified at this time," Sherwin-Williams said in a statement. "The public is advised to not fish or have contact with these creeks while contaminant testing and cleanup activities continue."

Staff from GHD are working to create a dam at Barnes Bridge to contain the contamination.

Duck Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant is on the eastern border of the Sunnyvale town limit.

The plant treats up to 40 million gallons of water a day. That water is discharged to the Trinity River and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico.

According to the City of Garland's website, the "Duck Creek Plant is critical to the Trinity's health and usefulness as a drinking water and fishing source for those downstream."

The Town of Sunnyvale will post updates to its website and Facebook page as they are available.

More information about the fire investigation and cleanup is available on the City of Garland website by clicking here.

GARLAND (CBSNewsTexas.com) - An area that sat empty for years finally had its special groundbreaking ceremony Monday.

The city of Garland is starting construction on a new redevelopment project off of I-30 and Broadway. The plans are finally coming into place after decades of working to find the right developers and plan.

"For the last few years, we've seen some remarkable growth here in Garland and a lot of it goes back to our 2019 bond package," said Mayor Scott LeMay. "The citizens spoke very clearly that they wanted approved amenities."

City leaders, developers and everyone involved in this process came together Tuesday to celebrate.

"It really does take a village to do something like this," said Anthem Development Managing Partner Scott Beck.

The first part of the project will build The Lofts on iThirty, which is a $64 million project that will include a 340-unit luxury apartment that will be a 12-minute drive from Downtown Dallas and close to a DART station and a Walmart.

"This is a great example of what we've been working for, or being able to have developers come in," LeMay said.

The property sat for years. In 2018, neighboring Walmart proposed building a town center. After a multiyear process, a Dallas-based anthem development is behind the project.

"We're just happy that, ultimately, Walmart and the city chose us to be able to help in our small part to be able to capitalize the project and, ultimately, work in the vision plan the city put forward," Beck said.

However, not everyone was onboard with this plan initially.

"We selected that spot because we knew we wanted a beautiful environment for children who have gone through so much so I'm sure you can guess I'm extremely protective," said Jonathan's Place CEO Allicia Frye.

Jonathan's Place is a nonprofit agency that provides residential and therapeutic services to abused, abandoned and neglected children. It's less than a half a mile away from the site of the new project. Frye said she was hesitant about the addition until developers reached out to her and explained their vision.

"This complex will be full in no time, and I think it'll bring a young, hip crowd to the area as well and I'm hoping some really great restaurants," Frye said.

"Developers are wanting to work in Garland, they're wanting to bring projects to Garland and what that does is that brings people to Garland and that strengthens the local economy," LeMay said.

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GREENWICH, Conn. , Sept. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XPO (NYSE: XPO), a leading provider of freight transportation in North America, announced today the completed expansion of its Garland, TX, service center, substantially expanding capacity in metro Dallas. This marks another important milestone in the company’s previously announced plan to grow capacity by adding 900 net new doors nationally by the first quarter of 2024.

This strategic expansion adds 58 doors in the north Texas region, enabling XPO to service more customers in this growing market.

Dave Bates, chief operating officer of XPO, said, “With the expansion of our Garland service center, we’ll be able to do even more for our customers in the thriving metro Dallas region and serve their needs with additional flexibility and speed. We’re excited to build on our strong local presence in Texas with more well-paying career opportunities and expanded service for businesses across the area.”

The Garland service center currently employs over 100 people. With the completion of the expansion, the company expects to hire additional dockworkers and driver sales representatives. In total, XPO employs nearly 2,300 people across Texas.

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Officials with the city of Garland gave an update Tuesday morning and are continuing the investigation into what caused a massive fire at the Sherwin-Williams paint plant early Monday morning.

In the latest update, officials revealed that during the efforts to contain the fire and manage immediate life safety priorities, foam retardant from Sherwin Williams’ fire suppression system entered the sewers and surrounding creeks.

TCEQ, the EPA, the city and Sherwin Williams are working to remediate the issues caused by the runoff and clean up any remaining foam.

Throughout the day Monday and into Tuesday, the EPA conducted fly-over air monitoring assessments and water testing. Thus far, all test results have shown safe levels for both air and stormwater (runoff water) quality.

"As the morning went on, we had EPA come out, they have their own private mitigation company come out and they went through and found out how far down the flow, or the runoff from this got in the creeks. They dammed up the creeks and then they'll pump it all out and return it back to normal," said James Dugger with the Garland Fire Department. "They know what they're doing. This is, this is not their first rodeo and that's why they're here."

Air and stormwater quality testing will continue throughout the cleanup efforts. City officials said if any hazards are identified, they will immediately notify those in the affected area.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation with Garland Fire remaining onsite overnight into Tuesday. Shiloh Road has been reopened to a single lane of traffic in both directions while mobile command units for the EPA, TCEQ, Garland PD and Garland FD remain on site.

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"Yesterday was a unique incident for our firefighters and everybody responded to the call as we do every day," said Dugger. "It was a new incident, but the guys stood up to the challenge and did a great job of extinguishing the fire and controlling the fire."

MASSIVE FIRE MONDAY MORNING

No evacuations were ordered in Garland after Monday morning’s massive fire and explosions at the Sherwin-Williams paint plant.

“The Garland Fire Department is aware that during the fire a strong chemical odor was observed by people in the area as fire suppression efforts were underway,” fire chief Mark Lee said. “Hazardous Materials team responded and initiated preliminary air quality testing at the site and in nearby neighborhoods. Based on the results of the initial testing. It was determined that an evacuation of the surrounding area was not necessary.”

However, tests for air quality, as well as stormwater runoff, will continue.

"Out of an abundance of caution, the city has requested assistance from Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency. We've also requested the EPA to conduct fly-over air monitoring assessments," Lee said.

It remains unclear what chemicals authorities are concerned about.

“They have a list of about three pages, a single line of the chemicals that go into the paint. And so, at this time, I do not have that information as to which chemicals were burning or which ones were released,” Lee said. "TCEQ has been doing a drive around, monitoring continuously since the time of the fire. The hazmat teams that were here in the overnight hours confirmed that there were no hazards that we needed to deal with."

A total of 16 fire units responded to the calls for explosions just before 1:30 a.m. and extinguished the flames in less than two hours.

“It was outstanding performance by our fire crews that were here,” Lee said.

All employees at the plant were accounted for and only one person reported injuries.

“One employee was being treated at the scene for minor injuries,” Lee said.

In the area, some have expressed concern about health risks due to fumes.

“It's a paint factory. I’m not trying to get poisoned,” Roberto Gavia said. Gavia lives about three minutes away from the plant. The explosions kept him, and his wife awake. “It scared the living hell out of us.”

As of Monday afternoon, a portion of South Shiloh Road remained closed to traffic.

"The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Therefore, the city is requesting the public to please stay out of the immediate area," Lee said.

The road closure has brought business for those in the area to a near standstill.

“Usually when we're busy, we're anywhere from like 10 to 20 customers,” Lalo Hernandez said. Hernandez works at the King Wheel and Tire located on the 1300 block of South Shiloh Road. “Today we’ve had three… It’s almost the end of the day, and we don’t have anything to do besides sit there… They’re not letting anybody through.”

Across from the mechanic shop is the convenience store, A Dash In. The owner told NBC 5 his sales were 70% less than usual.

Authorities were not able to provide an approximate time for when the road will reopen. A representative for Sherwin-Williams has not responded to a request for comment from NBC 5.