Shelter-in-place lifted after explosion at Valero oil facility in Texas, police say

Valero said the fire is out, all employees were accounted for, and that there were no “recordable” injuries.

PORT ARTHUR, Texas (KTRK) — An investigation is underway after an explosion occurred at a Valero facility in Port Arthur on Monday evening, according to the Port Arthur Police Department.

Port Arthur police said residents in the city’s west side were advised to shelter in place. That shelter-in-place has since been lifted, officials said.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality said it responded to the incident, which led to road closures in and around the area of Highway 82 and 87.

Details are limited to what led up to the explosion, and in a statement to ABC News, Valero said the fire is out, all employees were accounted for, and that there were no “recordable” injuries.

Valero said it, along with the local Port Arthur Fire Department and the TCEQ, found no air quality concerns following the incident.

Sabine Pass ISD said it could be closed on Tuesday, adding that officials told them the shelter-in-place would continue until later in the morning.

Port Arthur ISD, however, said Washington Elementary and Lincoln Fine Arts Academy would be open at 9 a.m.

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