An explosion at the TPC Plant in Port Neches early Wednesday morning has been felt in parts of Orange County. The plant is located off of 366 near PNG High School. No fatalities have been reported at the plant.
As a precautionary action Orange County Judge John Gothia is calling for a shelter in place south of I-10 until 6 am due to the explosion at the TCP plant in Port Neches and the East Northeast wind direction carrying a chemical plume. Shelter in Place means to stay inside, close windows, turn fans and air conditioning units off.
TPC released the following statement at 4am:
At approximately 1:00 a.m. today, Wednesday, November 27 an explosion was reported at the TPC Group Port Neches Operations site located at 2102 TX-136 Spur, Port Neches, TX. 77561 involving a processing unit.
TPC Group has activated its Emergency Response Plan and requested assistance from Port Neches Fire Department and Huntsman. The event is on going, but will be brought under control as quickly and safely as possible.
At this time, personnel at the site have been evacuated. We have accounted for all site personnel and three personnel have sustained injuries and are being treated. Right now our focus is on protecting the safety of responders and the public, and minimizing any impact to the environment.
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