Texas City officials extended a shelter-in-place due to a fire that broke out at the Marathon refinery Saturday afternoon. The city posted a brief notification about the fire on social media at about 12:44 p.m. and the shelter-in-place from was originally issued for residents who live in the area from Highway 146 to Bay Street.

A fire has broken out at a Marathon Oil refinery in Texas City, emergency officials say. The Texas City Office of Emergency Management (OEM) first posted about the fire at 12:25 p.m. The refinery is located on 5th Avenue South east of 25th Street South.