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6. Yikes

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 10:47 PM

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Looks like local news is reporting a sheriff's stmt that the likely cause was a heater

KFDM reports that Sheriff Zena Stephens attributes the Valero Port Arthur explosion to a probable industrial heater issue.

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Valero refinery in Port Arthur Texas is burning. [View all] Melon Monday OP

Another reason for more profits for big oil, higher prices for us. dem4decades Monday #1

Probably just a careless smoker. bluedigger Monday #2

lol. You would be shot for have a cigarette on site. Melon Monday #3

What about the heat wave? 2naSalit Monday #4

There is no heat wave. Melon Monday #5

Yikes leftstreet Monday #6

I'm not sure what a heater in that situation would be Melon Monday #8

Looks like dweller Monday #9

1 fire. The rest(looks like 3) are the flares. Melon Tuesday #14

I remember one of those fires years ago. multigraincracker Monday #7

It'll have an affect. I imagine if they don't get messaging Melon Monday #10

Any suspicious drones reported in the area? hedda_foil Monday #11

Crop duster? How Texas. Srkdqltr Tuesday #12