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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 2005
Page
6
Initial assessments show Baytown Refinery and Chemical plant operations not severely damaged. Refinery resumes gasoline deliveries as terminals and pipelines reopen. All in-plant personnel to return Monday to assist restart. contact supervisors with questions. ExxonMobil Baytown Office facilities and BTEC closed Monday.
About 26,000 CenterPoint customers in Baytown and surrounding Highlands Crosby and Mont Belvieu areas remained without power at noon Sunday, with roughly 375,000 in the Houston region affected. Crews prioritizing essential services and aided by Ohio contractors, aiming for majority restoration before Friday.
Baytown officials report power restored to the police department briefly then back on generators as crews work on debris cleanup. Fire stations reopen with no major fire incidents, while residents evacuated to Lufkin begin returning via buses to San Jacinto Mall area with Red Cross coordinating home reentry. City Hall opens Monday and residents are urged to stay patient during recovery.
In Baytown and surrounding areas residents faced long gas lines and limited fuel as Rita's impact lingered. Widows helped each other while pumps failed on one island. motorists waited for hours for gasoline to run generators and power homes. Some evacuated via back roads, reporting heavy traffic and lengthy delays. others stayed home with minimal damage and sought essentials like food and water.
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