PORT ARTHUR, Texas (KLFY) — Two Louisiana men have died and one is in critical condition following a workboat explosion in Texas, according to media reports.

According to KDFM-TV, a man from Abbeville and another from Houma died in the explosion.

Justice of the Peace Joseph Guillory told KFDM the boat captain was from Abbeville. He was in his mid 40s. The worker was from Houma. He was in his early 40s. The judge has ordered autopsies and says the names will be released when relatives are notified. The judge told us none of the victims suffered burns.

First responders from the Port Arthur Fire Department were doing CPR on three victims on Taylor Bayou in the J.D. Murphree Wildlife Refuge, Interim Fire Chief Robert Havens told KFDM.

Interim Deputy Fire Chief Antonio Mitchell says the cause is a fuel or gas explosion near the engine ignition.

A man who works with the victims told KFDM they were working on levees at the wildlife refuge for Texas Parks & Wildlife.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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