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Pemex chemical leak at Deer Park refinery in Texas, leaves 2 dead and dozens injured

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2 dead, 35 injured after chemical leak of hydrogen sulfide at Pemex Deer Park oil refinery.

At least two people are dead, and nearly three dozen others suffered injuries after a chemical leak at an oil refinery Thursday, prompting a shelter-in-place order for two East Texas cities, officials said.

The leak took place at Pemex Deer Park, about 18 miles east of Houston, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said.

The department reported deputies, and the Deer Park Fire Department responded to the facility at 5:23 p.m. local time for a report of a hydrogen sulfide leak, a colorless gas with a strong odor.

A new sign over a crude oil refinery, which shows the sole ownership of the plant by Mexico's national oil company Pemex, is pictured in Deer Park, Texas, U.S., January 20, 2022. A hydrogen sulfide leak on Oct. 10, 2025 at the facility killed 2 people and injured dozens.

The facility where the incident occurred was a refinery that processes crude oil to produce gasoline and other fuels.

Officials announced a shelter-in-place order for Deer Park and Pasadena after the leak.

In its initial alert Thursday, officials reported several people had suffered injuries, and one was killed in a chemical incident.

In a late Thursday night update, the sheriff’s office announced two people had died, and 35 people had received medical treatment in connection to the leak. The agency also said the shelter-in-place order had been lifted.

PEMEX Deer Park said a “gas release was reported at one of its operating units” at 4:40 p.m., ABC News reported.

The cause of the leak remained under investigation Friday and the extent of the injuries people suffered were not immediately released by officials.

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