A mandatory evacuation and curfew were ordered following an explosion at a petrochemical refinery in Texas yesterday.
A mandatory evacuation and curfew were ordered following an explosion at a petrochemical refinery in Texas early Wednesday morning, officials said.
Evacuations have been ordered for 4 miles around the TPC Group Port Neches Operations site, the facility where the explosion occurred. There is no estimate of when people can return to their homes, officials stated. “The black stuff floating, don’t touch it,” said Troy Monk, the director of Health, Safety and Security at TPC Group.
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