Explosion at Enterprise Products refining facility in Mont Belvieu, TX

ABC News ^ | February 8, 2011 | KTRK

[Cincinatus' Wife]

LIVE video at link

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=7946342

MONT BELVIEU (KTRK) -- An explosion has rocked a refining facility in Mont Belvieu today, sending flames high into the air

The Mont Belvieu Police Department confirms an explosion about 11:45am at Enterprise Products on Sun Oil Road.

According to its website, "Enterprise owns a state of the art gasoline additive production facility that has been modified to produce isooctane, a motor gasoline octane enhancement additive used in reformulated motor gasoline blends to increase octane, and isobutylene."

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Mont Belvieu is east of Houston, Tx.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

KTRK live coverage

KHOU live coverage

[Izzy Dunne]

" I heard two loud blows -- like boom, boom,"

Thank goodness for eyewitness accounts...

[mstar]

Do they know of any deaths or injuries? Friends and family often work out there on a contract basis. . .

[txmissy]

The County Judge is speaking right now and he said they don’t know if there are any injuries yet. :o(

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

It’s awful hard to judge the scale of the event. Anyone have a grasp on this?

[SeaHawkFan]

I live about 10 miles from this plant. Need to check the news.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Houston-based Enterprise is one of the country's largest shippers and processors of natural gas in, including 49,100 miles of onshore and offshore pipelines.

[ozarkgirl]

Oh, that’s not good. And it’s a weekday during normal working hours. Not good at all.

[Ron H.]

As of 1355 2/8/11

[Cincinatus' Wife]

It’s a big plant.

They’re doing running commentary along with live aerial footage at the KTRK link above.

[hattend]

Obama will get us all into a Volt if he has to blow up every well or refinery in the country.

really? Do I need the /sarc remark?

[AD from SpringBay]

It is now obvious we need a Federal moratorium on gasoline additive production.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Thank you.

When they show long shots from I-10 you can really see how massive that fire ball is.

[txmissy]

They’re a good customer of ours. Praying for no injuries/fatalities. That fire is huge.

[Red Badger]

Have they told us it’s not terrorism yet?..................

[pax_et_bonum]

Please pray for my friend’s son.

He works there and was there at the time of the explosion but is not answering his cell phone.

BTW, he served, and was injured, in Afghanistan. Has been home for a couple of years.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Houston Chronicle getting links with info and pic up

[VirginiaMom]

Absolutely. Prayers up for your friend’s son and everyone working there.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Praying for him and the others.