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Breaking News: Explosion, Fire Reported at Valero
Comments 0 | Recommend 0As KFDM News first reported at about 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Port Arthur police and fire are investigating an explosion and fire at the Valero Refinery.
Authorities say the fire and explosion occured at about 7:30 a.m. Thursday in a unit at the center of the plant. A witness reports seeing one unit engulfed in flames.
Police had closed Highway 82 at Highway 87 but tell it reopened at about 8:30 a.m.
Port Arthur Police Chief Mark Blanton tells KFDM News he's been told there were no injuries.
Jefferson County Emergency Management Coordinator Greg Fountain spoke with KFDM News from the scene. He confirmed there were no injuries as a result of the fire and explosion.
Investigators are now trying to confirm the cause of the fire in the unit at the center of the plant. They say a power failure may have led to the explosion and fire.
We have crews at the scene. Stay with KFDM News for the very latest.
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