Four people were injured in a fire that occurred Thursday, December 23 at an ExxonMobil refinery in Texas, in the southern United States, described as “major industrial accidentBy the local police.
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“Officers are at the scene of a major industrial accidentHarris County law enforcement tweeted overnight Wednesday through Thursday, adding that the fire had occurred at the ExxonMobil plant in Baytown, a city near Houston. Three injured were evacuated by helicopter and the fourth taken to hospital by ambulance, police said, “no deaths have been reported“.
Baytown’s ExxonMobil plant tweeted that a “fire broke out“On the site around 1 am (local time) Thursday and the company”is working with local authorities to resolve this issue as soon as possible“. The Baytown refinery began operating in 1920 and the chemical plant in 1940, according to ExxonMobil. The facilities include four manufacturing sites, which employ approximately 7,000 people. Texas, a state known for its fossil fuels, is a major oil producer.