UPDATE:
The following statement was issued by Sunoco Logistics:
Shortly before 9 p.m. Central Time Friday, Sunoco Logistics was alerted to a fire on a construction project at its Nederland Terminal in Nederland, Texas. Seven employees of a contractor working on site were injured, four of them critically, in what appeared to be a flash fire involving a crude-oil pipeline connection. Three of the injured were transported to burn centers via helicopter, four by ambulance to area hospitals.
Sunoco Logistics will work with the contractor, L-Con, Inc., to investigate the cause of the accident and support those injured and their families. Our prayers are with them.
There was no impact to nearby residents. We thank the Nederland Police Department, Nederland Fire Department, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson County Office of Emergency Management and Acadian Ambulance for their timely response. The U.S. Coast Guard was on site as well Friday.
A flash fire at the Sunoco Logistics' Nederland, Texas, terminal has injured seven people according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
The workers were injured while doing some welding at the terminal according to the Marcus McLellan of the sheriff's office.
Three of the injured were taken by Life Flight to Houston or Galveston hospitals with burns and four were transported by ambulance to local hospitals according to McLellan
The sheriff's office, Nederland Police Department and Acadian Ambulance responded to the scene in the 2300 block of Twin City Highway.
Sunoco Logistics is in the business of transporting, terminaling and storing crude oil, natural gas liquids and refined products according to their website.
The Nederland terminal handles crude oil, condensate, naptha, base and extract oils according to the site.
The terminal is connected to several pipelines as well as the strategic petroleum reserve and has marine crude transfer facilities.