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Crews have extinguished a fire at a Texas oil refinery after a large explosion sent plumes of smoke into the air and prompted a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents, officials said Tuesday, ...

BARTLETT, Iowa (WOWT) - One person has died in an explosion at an Iowa salvage yard Tuesday afternoon. Officials with the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office say the explosion happened at a salvage yard ...

A fire at Valero’s largest oil refinery in Texas was put out on Tuesday after an explosion prompted a shelter-in-place order for residents in the area. The explosion occurred at a refinery in Port ...

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A large explosion at an oil refinery near the Texas coast shot plumes of smoke into the air and forced nearby residents to shelter in place, officials said. No one was injured in Monday's explosion at ...

A massive explosion at a Texas crude oil refinery shot up towering plumes of dark smoke and physically shook locals’ homes before they were ordered to shelter in place Monday. A loud boom resounded ...

HOUSTON, March 24 (Reuters) - Valero Energy Corp (VLO.N), opens new tab has shut its 380,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) oil refinery in Port ‌Arthur, Texas, following an explosion and fire at a diesel ...

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 ...

PORT ARTHUR, Texas (KPLC) - Emergency officials are responding to the Valero refinery in Port Arthur as smoke rises from the facility. Multiple people in the area have reported hearing a loud boom ...