Mexican Petroleum reported that at 4:40 p.m. an Deer Park refinery? 2 dead and 35 workers affected by spill at Pemex plant reported”>acid gas leak was recorded at its oil refining plant. Deer Park in Texas, United States.
“Immediately, the emergency protocols were activated, as well as the Emergency Care Center of the refinery and the respective notifications were made to the local authorities,” said the parastatal firm.
He noted that with the purpose of mitigating the impact, the operation of the coking unit and hydrotreatment units was proactively stopped, and safety venting was also carried out, notifying the authorities under the mechanisms indicated in the protocol.
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“We are aware of five affected workers who are being treated, and the death of two people has yet to be confirmed.”
Pemex indicated that there is no impact reported on the community. The corresponding investigations are being carried out to find out the causes of the accident and work is being done to reactivate the facilities.
📌 Informa #PEMEX regarding the security incident at the Deer Park refinery. pic.twitter.com/O2ahb9ilPD
— Petróleos Mexicanos (@Pemex) October 11, 2024
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