Texas City lifts shelter-in-place after chemical release earlier Sunday

A city in Texas has lifted a shelter-in-place after a "temporary increase in sulfur dioxide emissions" earlier Sunday at the Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery.

"The shelter-in-place has now been lifted. All roadways are open, and there is no longer a need to shelter in place," the city said in an updated news alert on its website. "Multiple agencies have been conducting air monitoring, and all readings in the affected areas and throughout the city are normal. We will continue to monitor the situation closely."

Personnel at the refinery "have resolved an operational upset that had led to a temporary increase in sulfur dioxide emissions earlier today," Marathon Petroleum Corp. said in a statement. "Emissions have returned to normal levels."

No injuries have been reported.

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