A LARGE explosion at an oil refinery has shot plumes of smoke into the air and left nearby residents seeking shelter.
Authorities have urged locals to stay inside as firefighters work to control the aftermath of the blast at the Valero refinery in Port Arthur, on the Texas coast.
The refinery is an estimated 90 miles east of Houston, according to Mayor Charlotte M. Moses.
Images of Monday’s blast have surfaced online, showing large smoke clouds rising upwards from the plant…