The shelter-in-place was ordered for residents north of the Marathon refinery from 21st to Bay Street, but was lifted around 2:14 p.m. It is unclear how the fire began, however, officials did ...

The Texas City Office of Emergency Management (OEM) first posted about the fire at the refinery on 5th Avenue South, east of 25th Street South, at 12:25 p.m. By 1:30 p.m., Marathon told us the ...