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Valero Refinery Explosion Lawsuit: Holding Corporate Giants Accountable for Worker Safety in Port Arthur When a Texas Refinery Explodes: What Happened at Valero’s Port Arthur Facility It was just after midnight on March 26, 2026, when a catastrophic explosion rocked Valero Energy’s Port Arthur refinery. The blast was so powerful it shook homes as far as 11 miles away along the east Texas border with Louisiana. For Jonathan Jaimes, a worker at the refinery, this wasn’t just another industrial accident—it was a life-altering event that left him with severe back, neck, and spine injuries, and a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder. The explosion occurred in Complex 2 when an “unforeseeable release of process fluid” resulted in an ignition event and multiple process unit upsets, according to Valero’s filing with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. But here’s the critical detail: Jaimes played no role in the tasks or events leading to the explosion. He was simply at the wrong place at the wrong time when the diesel hydrotreater exploded, throwing him to the ground and injuring him from the blast and heat. This wasn’t an unavoidable accident. As legal analysts note—and as the lawsuit filed in Jefferson County District Court…