A leak at a Marathon Petroleum refinery in Galveston, Texas, has been capped. All leaked oil is contained on site, officials say.
Marathon and Texas City officials reportedly ordered workers and nearby residents to go indoors and close windows for over an hour due to a leak of hydrofluoric acid (HF).
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board is currently pursuing 13 active industrial accident investigations.
An explosion reportedly preceded the fire at Marathon Petroleum's southern California refinery.
Change in refinery fire protection raises concerns among city officials.
Corpus Christi industrial area known as "refinery row" affected by the blast.
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