Marathon Petroleum (MPC): Texas City Lifts Shelter in Place - Bloomberg
Marathon Petroleum (MPC): Texas City Lifts Shelter in Place - Bloomberg
Texas City Lifts Shelter-in-Place After Marathon Refinery Leak
The Marathon Petroleum Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas. Photographer: Mark Felix/Bloomberg
Texas officials lifted a shelter-in-place order after asking some local residents to stay at home following a chemical release at Marathon Petroleum Corp.’s Galveston Bay Refinery.
“Multiple agencies have been conducting air monitoring, and all readings in the affected areas and throughout the city are normal,” Texas City officials said in a Facebook post. “We will continue to monitor the situation closely.”
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