2 dead, 35 injured after chemical leak at oil refinery in US Texas

HOUSTON, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) — At least two people were killed and 35 others were injured after a hydrogen sulfide chemical leak Thursday at an oil refinery in Pemex Deer Park, about 28 miles from east of Houston, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. on Friday

At least one person was taken by helicopter to a hospital.

The incident prompted a shelter-in-place order in two East Texas cities, Deer Park and Pasadena, for about three hours.

The facility is a crude oil refinery owned by Mexico’s national oil company Pemex. The company said in a statement that an investigation is underway and that operations had been “proactively halted” at two units due to the incident.

The cause of the leak remained under investigation Friday.

Hydrogen sulfide is a colorless gas with a strong odor.