Bodies recovered after deadly Texas refinery incident, says Pemex CEO

News | October 11, 2024
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the Deer Park Manufacturing Complex is seen in Deer Park, Texas,

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The two victims of a chemical leak at the Deer Park refinery in Texas have been recovered and an investigation into what caused the deadly incident launched, the top executive of Mexican national oil company Pemex said on Friday.

Pemex owns and operates the 312,500-barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery located near Houston.

(Reporting by David Alire Garcia; Editing by Brendan O’Boyle)