Following an explosion at the TPC Group Plant in Port Neches, TX, a loud boom was heard by locals Monday morning but officials said there is no cause for concern, reported 12 News Now in Beaumont, TX.
The sound was made by vessels settling at the plant, officials said.
TPC Group has contracted about 150 adjusters to survey the community for damage after two explosions erupted at the plant. A second tower at the TPC plant fell late Saturday night with a total of four of the towers compromised and/or fallen. An impacted distillation tower at TPC’s Port Neches Operations fell inside the fence line as a result of the event. Response measures are ongoing and the fire continues to be contained, the company stated in a release.
"I want to report that we continue to have the same operational objectives: protection of life, protection of the environment and suppression of the fire," Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick said in a Monday afternoon news conference.
On Wednesday of last week, an explosion occurred at the TPC Group Port Neches Operations site involving a processing unit. Three workers were injured during the blast. TPC Group activated its Emergency Response Plan and requested assistance from Port Neches Fire Department and Huntsman.
The plant makes chemicals used in the production of synthetic rubber, resins and an octane-boosting component of gasoline.
