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La Porte OEM briefs council on regional Pemex chemical incident; plume stayed away from city

La Porte City Council · October 14, 2024
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Summary

City OEM reported that winds pushed a chemical plume from a Pemex facility away from La Porte; regional shelter‑in‑place orders were issued by neighboring cities, two Pemex employees died and multiple contractors were treated or hospitalized, and La Porte officials said there were no reported local impacts.

The city’s Office of Emergency Management briefed the council on a chemical release at a Pemex facility in Deer Park that occurred the previous Thursday. OEM staff described coordination with Deer Park and Pasadena emergency services, use of plume modeling that showed winds carried the product away from La Porte, and notification protocols…

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