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Dec 24, 20212 min
Updated: Jun 13, 2023
CRITICAL INCIDENT NOTIFICATION
INDUSTRIAL INCIDENT
A fire at an ExxonMobil oil refinery in Texas left several people injured early Thursday after what officials and local residents suggested may have been an explosion.
At least three people were transported to hospital by air ambulance as authorities responded to the “major industrial accident” in Baytown, just over 25 miles east of Houston, officials said.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office said deputies were responding to the incident and that "some injuries" had been reported. It asked residents to avoid the area following the blaze, which broke out at around 1 a.m. local time (2 a.m. ET).
In a separate statement, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said at least four people had been injured, with three taken to hospital by air ambulance. A fourth person was also being transported to hospital, he said.
Gonzalez said initial reports suggested that "some type of explosion" had occurred inside the plant.
He said that "for now" there were no indications that nearby residents would need to evacuate the area or shelter-in-place.
Speaking at a news conference at around 5:30 a.m. ET, Rohan Davis, a refinery manager at the ExxonMobil site, said that all four people in hospital appeared to be in stable condition.
He said that all other personnel at the facility, which houses a chemical plant, an olefins plant and a 560,500 barrel-per-day oil refinery, according to Reuters, had been accounted for.
Source Agency (NBC News)
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Incident Number
2-211223-4101
Alert Type
Critical Incident Notification
Incident Type
Industrial Incident
Incident Occurred
December 23, 2021
Alert Posted
December 23, 2021
Location
Baytown, TX
END OF ALERT