Spills · oil

5900 hwy 225, deer park, tx 77536

Explosion and Fire At Refinery, Deer Park, Tx · NOAAORR-10606

issued
2023-05-05 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2023-05-19 00:00Z
self-cancels
2023-05-19 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.713, -95.122
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Explosion and Fire at Refinery, Deer Park, TX.
5900 Hwy 225, Deer Park, TX 77536.
1. On May 5, 2023, an explosion at the Shell Deer Park Refinery resulted in a fire. As of the time of this report, the fire is still burning, and firefighters are on scene. Fire is in the distillation column, reported to contain cracked heavy gas and cracked light gas. EPA is the FOSC. Currently no impact to the waterway.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.
3. POSITION 29.713N 095.122W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10606: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10606

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