Raven Butene facility released the following statement in regards to the flare:
Today at 4:50 a.m. local time, a regional system-wide power outage was experienced at the Raven Butene-1, LLC facility, a midstream processing facility located here. As a result of the power outage, the facility's emergency system was activated, and the production units were intentionally depressurized by a ground flare that was visible to people in the area and passersby. The Baytown Fire Department and Emergency Response were on site to monitor this standard emergency procedure.
The ground flare lasted for approximately 45 minutes at which time the gas pressurization levels returned to normal. The "all clear" was called at 7:45 a.m. There were no injuries and no property damage caused by this standard emergency procedure, and there were no offsite impacts. Power has been restored and the facility is working to return to regular operations.
Harris County Commissioner Precinct 2 office released a statement about an incident out of the Raven Plant in Baytown.
According to city officials in Baytown, they were not aware of any incident based on this statement. Statement from the City of Baytown; "The City of Baytown cannot confirm the information being put out regarding Raven Chemical this morning. The information we have received from them is that a power outage caused an issue with one of their units and that the flaring was a safety mechanism to burn off the excess chemicals. Again, City of Baytown officials cannot confirm any of this information, as we are waiting to be provided with a point of contact at the plant." The citizens in Baytown heard sirens.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo released a statement;
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