UPDATE: The fire was reported as contained about 1:30 p.m.
Previous reporting: Shortly before 12:30 Tuesday afternoon, all employees not directly involved with the fire were evacuated out of an abundance of caution.
At approximately, 11:55 a.m. the pyrolysis tower collapsed. Emergency personnel is responding to the incident.
The cause of the incident is under investigation.
According to Shelly Vitanza, Manager of Community and Government Affairs, around 10:45 Tuesday morning a fire broke out in the pyrolysis gasoline unit at BASF Total Energies Petrochemicals LLC site in Port Arthur, Texas, 90-miles east of Houston.
There are no reported injuries, and all employees are accounted for.
The Port Arthur Fire Department is providing mutual aid.
This is a developing story at KDFM.
