The medical examiner's office said the worker died from burns and smoke inhalation. A report revealed that a pump leak may have caused the deadly fire, though it's still under investigation.
Texas City police added that no shelter in place was needed and there was no threat to the community, but air monitoring was conducted as a precaution.
Residents who live within a mile of the plant voiced frustrations Monday with the city's lack of communication about the incident, with one woman saying she found out through ABC13's website. The Texas City Emergency Management Department has a free text alert system that is advertised on its website as being able to provide those who sign up with "critical information quickly in a variety of situations." However, some say they didn't receive any notification despite signing up for emergency alert texts.
ABC13 reached out to several people in Texas City's Emergency Management Department to find out why a text was not sent out through the alert system. Texas City officials said since the public did not need to shelter in place or evacuate, they did not use the emergency notification system. "Although the emergency notification system was not used in this incident because no public action was needed, moving forward, to ensure the comfort level of our community, we will push out messages through the system to let the public know they are safe and that no action is needed," the department's statement read, in part.A report revealed that a pump leak may have caused the deadly fire.
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