A shelter-in-place has been lifted in Port Arthur following an explosion at the Valero refinery on Monday, officials say.
In a statement, Valero confirmed the fire in a unit at the refinery and said all personnel were accounted for. They said their emergency response team was coordinating with local authorities.
"As always, the safety of our workers is our top priority."
Both the Texas Department of Emergency Management and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality sent personnel to the scene. TCEQ said in a statement Monday that teams were monitoring air quality at the site.
"Emergency response coordinators and regional staff have been deployed with handheld and mobile air monitoring assets in response to the Valero fire in Port Arthur, TX and are coordinating activities through incident command." TCEQ spokesperson Laura Lopez said in a statement.
On Tuesday morning, the Jefferson County Office of Emergency Management said the fire was extinguished.
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