Fire Breaks out at Marathon Refinery in Texas; 1 Worker Dead

Fire Breaks out at Marathon Refinery in Texas; 1 Worker Dead
The Marathon Galveston Bay Plant in Texas City, Texas, in November 2022. Google Maps/Screenshot via NTD
The Associated Press
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TEXAS CITY, Texas—A fire at a Marathon Petroleum refinery near Houston on Monday caused visible flames and left at least one worker dead, the company said.

Marathon said the cause of the morning fire was under investigation. Aerial footage from Houston television stations showed crews trying to put out flames at the Galveston Bay refinery, which is along a stretch of Texas coast that is heavily populated by petrochemical facilities.