<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4OqOwQ_0w3GBAf000" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4OqOwQ_0w3GBAf000" width="1400" height="600" ><figcaption>Credit: Deer Park Police Department</figcaption></figure><p><b>DEER PARK, Texas</b> — A chemical leak involving hydrogen sulfide occurred at the Pemex Oil Refinery in Deer Park on October 10, 2024, prompting a shelter-in-place order. The order was issued at 7 p.m. and lifted at 9:30 p.m. after air monitoring reports indicated no hazardous pollutants in the community, according to a press release from the City of Deer Park.</p><p>The Deer Park Police Department was notified of the incident at approximately 5:23 p.m., and the Channel Industries Mutual Aid (CIMA) responded to the scene. The Harris County Sheriff's Office reported that 35 Pemex employees were triaged, with two confirmed deceased. Most mutual aid resources have been released, and the investigation by the Harris County Sheriff's Office is ongoing.</p></div></body>

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Chemical leak at Deer Park refinery prompts shelter-in-place order, two dead and 35 triaged

DEER PARK, Texas — A chemical leak involving hydrogen sulfide occurred at the Pemex Oil Refinery in Deer Park on October 10, 2024, prompting a shelter-in-place order. The order was issued at 7 p.m. and lifted at 9:30 p.m. after air monitoring reports indicated no hazardous pollutants in the community, according to a press release from the City of Deer Park.