Exxon Mobil Corp said it was fighting a fire that erupted on Wednesday at its Ba...
HOUSTON - Exxon Mobil Corp said it was fighting a fire that erupted on Wednesday at its Baytown, Texas, refining and chemical plant complex injuring six people and sending nearby residents indoors.
The fire, which was being fought by the company’s employees, sent black smoke into the air over the complex in the Houston suburb. Firefighters and equipment from the city entered the plant at midday as smoke and flames continued to billow, a Reuters eyewitness at the scene said.Residents around the plant were told to shelter in place, according to a Baytown emergency management official. Schools in several communities in the area kept summer students indoors.
The Baytown facility employs about 7,000 people among its four manufacturing sites and covers 3,400 acres . It sits along the Houston Ship Channel, the nation’s largest energy port. Smoke rises from a fire at Exxon Mobil's refining and chemical plant complex in Baytown, near Houston, Texas, U.S. July 31, 2019. REUTERS/Erwin Seba
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