Two workers were rushed to the hospital yesterday afternoon, following an oil tank explosion at a storage facility in Galveston, Texas.
Explosion Erupted at Pelican Island Storage Terminal
The May 19th explosion at the Pelican Island Storage Terminal, located near Texas Clipper Road and just east of the Texas A&M University Galveston campus, erupted shortly before 3:30 p.m., as welding took place at or near a tank holding 2 million gallons of heavy crude oil.
The two unidentified workers were transported to the University of Texas Medical Branch for treatment. Although authorities have not disclosed the nature of their injuries or current condition, media reports indicate the injuries are not life-threatening.
Texas A&M University Galveston Ordered to Shelter-in-Place
A shelter-in-place order was issued for the Texas A&M University Galveston campus while crews from the Galveston Fire Department used foam cannons to extinguish the resulting fire. The blaze was brought under control within an hour and the order lifted around 4:30 p.m.
So far, it’s not clear what caused yesterday’s tank explosion. The incident remains under investigation.
About the Pelican Island Storage Terminal
Pelican Island Storage Terminal, LLC is a subsidiary of St. Louis, Missouri-based World Point Terminals, a publicly traded company that owns, operates, develops and acquires terminals and other assets relating to the storage of light refined products, heavy refined products and crude oil.
The Pelican Island terminal has a storage capacity of approximately 2 million barrels, including vacuum gas oil, vacuum tower bottoms, bunker fuel and No. 6. Oil. The facility is primarily utilized by refiners that lack adequate storage capacity or dock infrastructure of their own.
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