GALENA PARK, Texas — Three people were injured Friday when a fire broke out at a storage terminal in Galena Park, according to the Harris County Fire Marshal's Office.
The Harris County Fire Marshal's Office said three people were taken to area hospitals in unknown conditions, though they were all conscious. Authorities said the contract workers suffered burns.
The fire marshal's office said the flash fire broke out at the Kinder Morgan facility on Clinton Road between Fidelity Street and Federal Road.
Facility officials said the fire broke out while crews were performing maintenance work near one of the facility's rail racks. Rail racks use small-diameter pipelines to move product to loading areas to be placed into rail cars.
Officials said the fire was extinguished and investigators were working to find out what caused the fire.
Here's raw aerial video of the scene:
Kinder Morgan issued this statement:
"Earlier today, Kinder Morgan’s Galena Park facility in Galena Park, Texas experienced a flash fire while conducting planned maintenance work near one of its rail racks. The fire was immediately extinguished, and three injured third-party contractors are being treated at a local hospital. All Kinder Morgan personnel are accounted for.
"At this time, the impacted portion of the rail rack remains isolated and shut down. Local emergency responders are on site. No product has been released as a result of this incident.
"All appropriate regulatory agencies have been notified. An investigation into the cause of the incident will be conducted, and we currently do not expect any customer impacts."
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo issued this statement:
"We are aware of the chemical plant flash fire at the Kinder Morgan Terminal in Galena Park this afternoon. I am so sorry to hear about the three Kinder Morgan employees who were injured with varying first through third-degree burns, and I hope they will make a full recovery. Our investigators are still working to determine the cause of the fire, which has been fully extinguished. Thank you to first responders, Harris County Pollution Control Services and the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office for their quick response.”