Two Dead After Chemical Leak at Pemex’s Houston Oil Refinery (2)

Two people are dead and 35 are injured after a chemical release at a Houston area refinery owned by Mexico’s state oil company.

The Deer Park plant halted some operations after the hydrogen sulfide leak late yesterday, according to a statement from Petroleos Mexicanos. The workers who died were contract staff and not Pemex employees, Chief Executive Officer Victor Rodriguez Padilla said in a press conference Friday.

“We were not able to recover the bodies until dawn due to the area remaining contaminated for a few hours,” Padilla said.

Hydrogen sulfide is an extremely flammable, poisonous gas known for ...