A loud explosion was reported at a refinery operated by Valero Energy in Port Arthur, Texas, prompting officials to issue a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents. Thick plumes of black smoke ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Residents of a Texas city were urged to shelter in place following an explosion and fire at a Valero oil refinery that sent ...

Two people were injured in an explosion and fire at a chemical plant in Ottawa, Illinois.

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Authorities have lifted a shelter-in-place that was issued for part of Port Arthur on Monday. According to officials, a fire has been extinguished at the Valero refinery. Valero says all personnel ...

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, ...

A four-star hotel has been left badly damaged in the blast, with one man injured and multiple tourists forced to evacuate as fire crews tackled a blaze which erupted at the site ...

An explosion and fire at a Valero oil refinery has sent smoke rising into the sky in Port Arthur, where some residents are ...