1 injured in explosion at troubled Texas Refinery

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At least one person was injured when an explosion at a Pasadena refinery sent plumes of smoke into the air and first responders scrambling to the scene Saturday morning.

Officials with the Pasadena Refining Systems refinery, located off Federal Road and Crown Street, told Pasadena police there were no chemical releases or risk of harm to the public. However, the company has a long history of safety and pollution violations, including a previous December 2011 explosion and $1.1 million in fines since 201 from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

"Everybody knows that place is a ticking time bomb," said Mike Boydston, a 16-year veteran of the industrial east side, who works at the nearby Kinder Morgan tank farm. "I mean, look at it. I quit going in there. I refuse."

He first visited the refinery in 2000, and said it was poorly maintained then.

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1. I hope everyone gets out alive.