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Settlement reached to recover natural resource damages caused by company at center of 2019 Deer Park chemical fire

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International Terminals Company, LLC has agreed to a $6.6 million settlement for injuries to natural resources resulting from the 2019 chemical fire in Deer Park.

ITC agreed to pay $6.6 million because of the release of hazardous chemicals from the facility during the chemical fire.at the Deer Park facility owned by International Terminals Company, LLC , according to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

“I’m pleased we were able to secure this natural resource damages settlement after the serious destruction caused by the fire at Deer Park. This fire burned for three days, spewing hazardous chemicals into our air, water, and land,” Paxton said in a release Tuesday. Paxton's office said the ITC chemical fire was responsible for the release of hundreds of thousands of barrels of petrochemical products and firefighting water and foam into Tucker Bayour and surrounding waterways, including the Houston Ship Channel. The Natural Resource Trustees determined that the hazardous substances released during the chemical fire caused significant impact and injuries to ecological resources and habitats.

 

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