Fire at Marathon Petroleum refinery in Texas City extinguished

TEXAS CITY, Texas — Fire broke out at the Marathon Petroleum refinery in Texas City Saturday, leading to a shelter-in-place that has since been lifted.

The Texas City Office of Emergency Management (OEM) first posted about the fire at the refinery on 5th Avenue South, east of 25th Street South, at 12:25 p.m. By 1:30 p.m., Marathon told us the fire was under control. ---More...

BREAKING: MASSIVE REFINERY FIRE IN TEXAS ????

Marathon Oil goes up in flames.
Add tensions in the Middle East…

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My call?
Gas jumps 20¢+ in the next few days
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