Residents in the Port Arthur, Texas, area were told to shelter in place on Monday after a massive explosion was reported at a Valero oil refinery.

A massive fire erupted Monday evening at the Valero refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, following an explosion that sent a

Officials are investigating the cause of an explosion and fire at a Valero refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, as crews respond and monitor air quality.

Reports are flooding in from around Mid-County that there was an explosion followed by a pillar of smoke rising from the Valero refinery in Port Arthur. 12News viewers have called in to say that they heard a boom that rattled car windows.

The shelter-in-place was lifted and Texas Highway 82 was reopened after 5:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, nearly 12 hours after the explosion at Valero in Port Arthur.

People in the area reported homes shook miles away as crews worked to put out the fire as quickly as possible.

Reports were flooding in Monday evening about an explosion followed by a pillar of smoke rising from the Valero refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. 12News viewers called in to say that they heard a boom that rattled car windows.

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