Valero's Port Arthur, Texas, refinery, hit by fire, local media reports (updated)

Valero Energy

24/03/2026 24:38

Updates to add company identifier code

March 23 (Reuters) - A fire hit Valero's VLO.N 380,000 barrel-per-day Port Arthur, Texas, refinery late on Monday, local media reported.

Sheriff Zena Stephens said there are no reported injuries and the explosion was likely caused by an industrial heater, CBS affiliate KFDM reported.

Valero did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

 (Reporting by Noel John in Bengaluru; Editing by Jacqueline Wong, Tom Hogue and Christian Schmollinger)

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