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Shell worker hurt in fire files lawsuit, claims company was 'objectively aware of the extreme risk'

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The suit states the victim suffered 'significant injuries as a result of (Shell's) negligence, gross negligence, and premises liability.'

The first lawsuit has been filed in the Deer Park plant fire that injured multiple people. Attorneys said the fire led to serious injuries, including to their client.A lawsuit has been filed against a Deer Park plant for the "catastrophic release and fire" that injured multiple workers on May 5.According to documents, the $1 million lawsuit against Shell Chemical L.P.

"The doctor says he's doing well. He's doing good, but I have seen a lot of the arms, the face all red. Red burns on his body. His face is red hot. His arms - everything, because the oil and the steam splashed everywhere in his body," Jasso's father, Pablo Jasso, told Eyewitness News in the immediate aftermath of the fire.

 

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