Texas Chemical Leak: 2 Dead, Multiple Others Injured After Gas Release From Oil Refinery

At least two people have died and multiple others have been injured following a chemical leak at a Pemex oil refinery in Deer Park, Texas, on Thursday, police said. Up to 35 people at the refinery were treated for exposure to hydrogen sulfide gas. The leak was reported a 4:20 p.m., Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez told a press conference. The leak occurred as employees were working on a flange, typically used to connect pumps, Gonzalez said. The sheriff described the situation as fluid and said the current information was preliminary, noting it may take several hours to conduct a full assessment of the incident; possibly even the whole night....