On January 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM, the
EPA was notified by EPA’s technical assistance contractor (START) of a fire and
explosion from the Blue Tide Environmental Bay Town Re-Refinery Facility, 6651 West Bay Road, Baytown, Chambers County, Texas. START observed the
fire and explosion while performing work at an adjacent property. The cause of
the release is currently unknown. There is a residential area approximately 0.2
miles downwind of the facility. Within a 1-mile radius of the incident
location, there is a population of approximately 2,337. The facility is a FRP
facility.
OSC Patel and EPA’s
technical assistance contractor (START) were activated to investigate whether
there was a release, and address whether there were any impacts to the adjacent
site.
There are no other
State or Federal Agencies responding to the incident at this time.
Updates will be provided to this website as they are obtained.
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