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Shortly after 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 31, 2019, an explosion ripped through a processing unit at the Baytown Olefins Plant, an ExxonMobil oil refinery. The Olefins Plant explosion resulted in a large fire in the unit, the blaze contained by firefighters but still burning on Thursday. A large and growing smoke plume arose from the explosion site, drifted across the city of Baytown. The smoke plume potentially contains harmful toxins because the Baytown refinery processes light hydrocarbons, including propylene…

An explosion was reported at Exxon’s Baytown chemical plant this morning. According to the City of Baytown, the fire started in a unit that stores polypropylene. Exxon has mobilized their emergency response teams which advised a shelter-in-place be issued west of the plant and south of Highway 330. Multiple plumes of thick black smoke can be seen rising from the Exxon chemical plant. First responders are continuing to battle the chemical fire. There have not been any reported injuries. The…

A large blaze at an ExxonMobil refinery located in Baytown resulted in a large plum of potentially hazardous smoke spreading over the neighborhoods surrounding the plant mid-morning on Wednesday, July 31. The smoke is expanding in its reach and has the prospect of not only spreading across Baytown but also into the city of Houston itself. The fire erupted in a unit at the refinery that contains polypropylene, a chemical that can present health risks to people exposed to it….

Baytown ExxonMobil Chemical Plant Hit by Explosion, Fire A fire at the ExxonMobil Olefins Plant in Baytown, Texas, has led to an evacuation of workers from the facility and a “precautionary shelter-in-place” order affecting areas adjacent to the facility.  The fire, which appears to involve a single “tower” at the plant, is producing a cloud of thick black smoke that is being dispersed by light winds after rising several hundred feet into the air. According to local emergency responders, the…

What started as a typical day at the construction site of a hotel in the 3400 block of Main in Houston devolved into an emergency situation that sent nine workers to the hospital. Seven other members of the construction team suffered injuries that were treated at the scene. Initial reports from area hospitals treating the workers indicate that injuries seem to consist of a myriad of different types of broken bones. None of the workers appear to be in serious…