Large blast at Valero oil refinery in Texas sends smoke, flames into the air
A large explosion at a Valero oil refinery in Port Arthur, near the Texas Gulf coast, shot plumes of smoke into the air and forced some nearby residents to shelter in place on Monday.
Port Arthur Mayor Charlotte Moses told CBS News there were no fatalities or injuries and said "Valero is working diligently to contain the fire." As of late Monday, there were no air quality issues, she said.
Still, she urged residents in parts of the west side of the city to say put.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality said on social media that "emergency response coordinators and regional staff have been deployed with handheld and mobile air monitoring assets" to the refinery.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/large-blast-valero-oil-refinery-083924604.html
Wonder if this will be used as an excuse to push gas prices up even higher.
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