A fire broke out at a massive ExxonMobil plant in Texas, injuring six people and officials urged residents to shelter in place
The injuries were non-life threatening, plant manager Jason Duncan told reporters Wednesday. He said most injuries involved minor, first-degree-type burns, with the victims treated at a local clinic. Natasha Barrett, a spokeswoman for city of Baytown, had earlier said three people sustained minor injuries and were transported to a hospital. "We realize the people who live here in Baytown and our surrounding communities are worried," Barrett told reporters.
The blaze is in a unit that contains polypropylene material and Exxon asked that the shelter-in-place order be issued west of the plant and south of the Texas Spur 330 freeway"out of an abundance of caution," the city of Baytown said via Twitter. Flames and smoke rise from the ExxonMobil complex in Baytown, Texas. Duncan said the fire broke out at a polypropylene recovery unit, where the plastic is purified for production.
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