SOUTH HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man is dead following an asphalt spill at a South Houston facility, according to the City of South Houston and the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office.
A large amount of liquid asphalt appeared to be spilled on the ground around a large tank at the Martin Asphalt facility, SkyEye13 images showed.
The HCFMO initially said it was responding to the incident in the 300 block of Christy Place on Wednesday afternoon.
According to officials, there was 50,000 gallons of asphalt and the victim was buried under 3 feet of asphalt.
Martin Midstream Partners LP CFO Sharon Taylor said the victim’s body has been recovered, but the cause of the incident has not been determined.
Officials said that the man who died was working at the time. At this time, officials didn’t say whether they were a Martin Asphalt employee or otherwise.
As of Wednesday night, HCFMO officials said that recovery operations are complete, and the medical examiner’s office is at the scene.
This story comes from our news partner ABC13 Houston.