- A plume of smoke floats southward from Port Neches at about 7:15 a.m. Wednesday and is seen from the front of The Port Arthur News office on Memorial Boulevard. (I.C. Murrell/The News) 11-27-19
Shelter-in-place issued for PA residents north of Texas 73 – TCEQ monitoring
The city of Port Arthur has issued a shelter-in-place for residents who live north of Texas Highway 73.
The shelter-in-place was issued about seven hours after an explosion occurred at the TPC Group plant on Texas Highway 136 Spur in Port Neches.
A thick plume of smoke was still streaming southward from the location of the explosion.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is responding to the fire at TPC Facility in Port Neches.
Currently TCEQ staff are conducting handheld monitoring and providing that information to Unified Command. TCEQ will also provide all updates through social media and its Emergency Response Webpage.
Regional staff are continuing to conduct handheld monitoring outside the evacuation zone with Ultraraes. This handheld equipment provides instantaneous readings for various compounds including volatile organic compounds, benzene, lower explosive limit, hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, radiation.
No impacts to water quality have been reported.
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