HOUSTON -- Two people were injured near a southeast Houston refinery on Saturday afternoon.
The Houston Fire Department confirms an industrial accident resulted with one person being impaled by a pipe near the LyondellBasell Houston Refinery on Lawndale Street. HFD officials say that person was airlifted to a Houston hospital.
Another person was also injured but the extent of his injuries are unknown.
A LyondellBasell representative said contractors were working on a pipeline close to the refinery when the accident took place.
LyondellBasell said no refinery workers were injured in the accident.
The cause of the accident is unknown.
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